《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (04:44)
HSK 2
nà wǒ jiù bù hé nín rào wān zi le
那我就不和您 绕弯子了
“Then, I won't beat around the bush with you.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E27
TIMECODE: 04:44
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
hái yǒu shén me xū yào shì zhèng fǔ pèi hé de gōng zuò jǐn guǎn tí
还有什么 需要市政府 配合的工作 尽管提
“If there is anything else you need the city government to help with, just ask.”
nà wǒ jiù bù hé nín rào wān zi le
CURRENT FOCUS
那我就不和您 绕弯子 了
“Then, I won't beat around the bush with you.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ shén me shí hòu gēn wǒ rào guò wān zi ya
“When have you ever beaten around the bush with me?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
GETTING TO THE POINT
Tone:
DIRECT
Emotion:
SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Directness (Bypass Politeness)
Explicitly declaring 'not beating around the bush' serves as a polite warning that direct or difficult topics are about to be addressed.
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#directness
#candor
#clarification
#transition
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
绕弯子
SPOKEN CHUNK
to beat around the bush / speak indirectly
Use '不绕弯子' to signal a pivot toward frank, direct, and unvarnished discussion.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks an imminent shift in conversational stance or action.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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