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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (39:05) HSK 6
xiǎo hái zhǎng shēn tǐ de shí hòu dé bǔ yī bǔ xiè le bù yòng

小孩长身体的时候 得补一补 谢了 不用

“Kids need nutrition when they're growing. Thanks. Don't mention it.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 39:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gěi líng líng chī

给苓苓吃

“For Lingling.”

xiǎo hái zhǎng shēn tǐ de shí hòu dé bǔ yī bǔ xiè le bù yòng CURRENT FOCUS

小孩 长身体 的时候 得 补一补 谢了 不用

“Kids need nutrition when they're growing. Thanks. Don't mention it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo hán a

老韩啊

“Han...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I appreciate your kindness toward my kid, but please keep it—I cannot take this from you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Declining (Ke-qi)

In Chinese social interactions, refusing an offered gift or food multiple times prevents appearing greedy and avoids placing excessive social obligation (renqing) on the recipient.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #declining_gift #politeness #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
长身体 SPOKEN CHUNK

growing up (physically)

Commonly used when referring to adolescents or children who need nutritious food during growth spurts.

补一补 SPOKEN CHUNK

to nourish or take nutritional supplements

A colloquial expression used to encourage someone recovering from illness or growing up to eat nourishing food.

谢了 不用 SPOKEN CHUNK

thanks, but no need

A crisp, informal way to decline an offer or assistance without causing offense.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here in the fixed formula '谢了' to indicate an informal, accomplished acknowledgement of gratitude.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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