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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15 (22:05) HSK 4
yào bù yào gǎn tā men yī jiā zǐ zǒu

要不要赶他们一家子走

“Whether to kick the whole lot of them out,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 22:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dì qì hái shì fàng zài nín zhè shōu hǎo

地契还是放在您这 收好

“keep the title deed with you. Put it away safely.”

yào bù yào gǎn tā men yī jiā zǐ zǒu CURRENT FOCUS

要不要 赶他们 一家子 走

“Whether to kick the whole lot of them out,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín ná zhǔ yì

您拿主意

“you decide.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING INSTRUCTION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Deference to Patriarchal Authority

In traditional households or hierarchical relationships, major actions like evicting relatives or tenants must be sanctioned by the senior head of the household.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_decision #deferring_power #eviction #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether or not / should we

A very common sentence starter used to propose an action or inquire about someone's preference.

一家子 SPOKEN CHUNK

the whole family

Colloquial term referring to all members of a family collectively, often slightly informal or dismissive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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