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《The Lead》 S1·E36 (17:01) HSK 4
nǐ jiù xīn kǔ yī xià hǎo bù hǎo

你就辛苦一下 好不好

“Please hang in there, okay?”

《The Lead》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 17:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā xiàn zài zhǔ yào jiù shì kào nǐ le

“It depends on you now.”

nǐ jiù xīn kǔ yī xià hǎo bù hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你就 辛苦一下 好不好

“Please hang in there, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí zài bù xíng xià gè yuè

实在不行下个月

“If you really can't, next month,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING REQUEST
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know it's a huge burden, but I have no one else to rely on, so please just do this for me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Hardship (Kukou)

In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, acknowledging someone's hardship in advance ('辛苦一下') is an essential polite strategy that shows empathy while making burdensome demands difficult to refuse.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #softening #delegation #coaxing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
辛苦一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

bear with some hardship; put in extra effort

A very common polite formula used when delegating demanding tasks or asking someone for a favor.

好不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

okay?; alright?

A tag question used at the end of a request to soften the imperative tone and seek consensus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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