回玉县有我陪着 用不着他
“I'm going with you to Yu County. Don't need him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and had him cancel the tickets. Cancel?”
回玉县有我陪着 用不着 他
“I'm going with you to Yu County. Don't need him.”
他 本来也不太情愿
“He wasn't willing anyway.”
“You don't need him at all; I can take care of you and he shouldn't be involved.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, saying '用不着他' directly signals exclusion and marginalization of someone who is considered unreliable or an outsider.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no need for; unnecessary
A blunt colloquial expression indicating that an action, item, or person is completely superfluous.
Indicates the ongoing state of accompaniment in '陪着'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he kept pushing me to come back and apologize to you.”
“the Fang family has given so much to Yu County.”
“Go to Yu County. Thank him in person and apologize.”
“and promise never to mug anyone from Yu County again. Then I'll let you go.”
“but letting people call you a "princess" is an even bigger failure on your part!”
“After all, you're the Princess of Yu County.”