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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (29:08) HSK 7
yě miǎn de gēn zhè me xiē rén jǐ lái jǐ qù de

也免得跟这么些人 挤来挤去的

“Better than getting jostled around down here with the crowd.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 29:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng fǒu qǐng dà rén shàng lóu kàn kàn

能否请大人上楼看看

“to come upstairs and take a look?”

yě miǎn de gēn zhè me xiē rén jǐ lái jǐ qù de CURRENT FOCUS

也 免得 跟这么些人 挤来挤去 的

“Better than getting jostled around down here with the crowd.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ dào qián tou qù kàn kàn áo shān dēng

“I'll go see the Aoshan Lantern display.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: JUSTIFICATION
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Crowd Avoidance (Ren Ji Ren)

Festival crowds during traditional celebrations like the Lantern Festival are famously chaotic; seeking elevated viewpoints or side paths is common practice for elite observers.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #avoiding_discomfort #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
免得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid / so that one does not have to

A functional conjunction used to state a precaution or explain why an alternative avoids trouble.

挤来挤去 SPOKEN CHUNK

jostling back and forth / crowding together

A vivid reduplication pattern ('verb + 来 + verb + 去') describing chaotic, continuous crowding in public spaces.

这么些人 SPOKEN CHUNK

so many people

Colloquial Northern phrase synonymous with '这么多人', emphasizing overwhelming volume.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion and marks the descriptive verbal state as a generalized condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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