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《Go Ahead》 S1·E25 (11:39) HSK 5
lǎo bǎn shuō bú yào nǐ tīng bù dǒng a

老板说不要你听不懂啊

“I said no. Don't you understand?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 11:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhǐ shì lái dǎ gōng de nǐ bù zhī dào ma

“You are just an employee here. Don't you know that?”

lǎo bǎn shuō bú yào nǐ tīng bù dǒng a CURRENT FOCUS

老板 说 不要你 听不懂啊

“I said no. Don't you understand?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo le hǎo le

好了好了

“Well. Well.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were rejected by the boss, so get lost and stop embarrassing yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boss Hegemony (Laoban)

In typical Chinese private workplaces, the boss's word carries ultimate authority; arguing against it is seen as futile and embarrassing for wage workers (dagongren).

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #dismissal #confrontation #belittling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
听不懂 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot understand; refuse to comprehend

Frequently used rhetorically to question someone's common sense rather than their actual auditory ability.

打工的 SPOKEN CHUNK

wage laborer; regular employee

Often used in colloquial speech to emphasize one's subordinate or disposable status in contrast to the boss.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds aggressive emphasis to the rhetorical question, demanding immediate compliance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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