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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (25:36) HSK 4
nà jǐ gè rén děng chē de dì fāng jiù zài duì miàn bù yòng le bù yòng le

那几个人等车的地方 就在对面 不用了 不用了

“where those people are waiting. It's right across the road. No need. No need.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 25:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo hǎo wǒ sòng sòng nǐ hǎo nà ge chē zhàn jiù zài duì miàn

“Okay. Let me see you off. Okay. The station is right across the road”

nà jǐ gè rén děng chē de dì fāng jiù zài duì miàn bù yòng le bù yòng le CURRENT FOCUS

那几个人 等 车的地方 就在对面 不用了 不用了

“where those people are waiting. It's right across the road. No need. No need.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zì jǐ zǒu guò qù jiù xíng

我自己走过去就行

“I can walk by myself.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't trouble yourself on my account, I can easily walk over myself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Declining Escort (送客推辞)

In Chinese etiquette, hosts insist on seeing guests off (送客), while guests are expected to politely decline ('不用送了') to avoid burdening the host.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_refusal #etiquette #declining_help #consideration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就在对面 SPOKEN CHUNK

right across the street

'就' adds emphasis to the proximity or convenience of the location.

不用了 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need; don't bother

Standard polite phrase repeated twice to gently reject an offer of help or hospitality.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Expresses cessation or closure, indicating that further action is unnecessary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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