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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14 (12:29) HSK 7
jué gǔ tou bù tīng quàn tā fēi děi qù gōng dì

倔骨头 不听劝 他非得去工地

“Lin is stubborn and won't listen to us. He wanted to go to the site.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 12:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bù néng zhè me shuō duì duì duì shì zhè yàng a zhè ge lǎo lín a

这不能这么说 对对对 是这样啊 这个 老林啊

“You can't say that. - Right. - Actually... Well, Lin is stubborn and won't listen to us.”

jué gǔ tou bù tīng quàn tā fēi děi qù gōng dì CURRENT FOCUS

倔骨头 不听劝 他 非得 去工地

“Lin is stubborn and won't listen to us. He wanted to go to the site.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men fèi le hǎo dà jìn cái bǎ tā gěi zhuā huí lái

“We had a hard time dragging him back.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He caused us a huge headache because he would not listen to reason.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Expressing Frustration with Stubborn Dedication

In Chinese grassroots work environments, terms like 'stubborn bone' often carry a blend of annoyance and grudging respect for someone excessively committed to their duty.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #criticism #justification #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
倔骨头 SPOKEN CHUNK

stubborn person; obstinate character

A vivid colloquial idiom used to describe someone headstrong and uncompromising.

非得 SPOKEN CHUNK

to insist on; to be dead set on doing something

Used before a verb to express someone's stubborn determination despite dissuasion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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