《The Lead》 S1·E29 (21:30)
HSK 6
shì yī xià ma wǒ bú yào
试一下嘛 我不要
“- Just try it. - I don't want to.”
《The Lead》
S1·E29
TIMECODE: 21:30
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shì yī xià
试一下
“Try it on.”
shì yī xià ma wǒ bú yào
CURRENT FOCUS
试一下 嘛 我不要
“- Just try it. - I don't want to.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ bù shì nǐ zǎ zhī dào ne duì ba
“How do you know if you don't try? Right?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
REFUSAL
Tone:
RESISTANT
Emotion:
ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop bugging me, I already told you I don't want to.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Coaxing and Playful Refusal
In close relationships, suggestions are often repeated with softening particles like 'ma', requiring the other person to push back playfully or bluntly.
INTENT TAGS:
#persuasion
#refusal
#reluctance
#resistance
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
试一下
SPOKEN CHUNK
give it a try; try it once
A very common colloquial expression used to invite or persuade someone to attempt something.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the urge while expressing persuasion or insisting that the request is reasonable.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Lead》 S1·E29 (21:30) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus