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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (01:53) HSK 6
tā shāng chéng zhè yàng le yòng bù zhe de

他伤成这样了 用不着的

“He's injured so badly. We won't need this.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 01:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yòng bù zhe

我用不着

“I won't need this.”

tā shāng chéng zhè yàng le yòng bù zhe de CURRENT FOCUS

他 伤成这样 了 用不着的

“He's injured so badly. We won't need this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎo wǎn yǒu yòng dé zhe de shí hòu

早晚有用得着的时候

“You'll need it sooner or later.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: ADVISING REFUSAL
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother wasting this on him, he is already beyond saving.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Fatalism (认命)

In times of severe illness or resource scarcity, families often pragmatically evaluate whether costly items should be spared when survival seems impossible.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #resignation #assessment #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
用不着 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need for / of no use

Very common spoken phrase used to reject an offer or dismiss an item as unnecessary.

伤成这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

injured to such a degree

Use to emphasize the shocking or catastrophic severity of someone's physical condition.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an updated state or severe degree, underscoring how bad the condition has become.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an assertive sentence-final marker conveying certainty and finality in one's assessment.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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