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《The Guilty》 S1·E8 (33:24) HSK 3
yào zěn me zuò nǐ men zì jǐ jué dìng

要怎么做你们自己决定

“It's up to you to decide what to do.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 33:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì nǐ men de shì qíng

这是你们的事情

“this is your business.”

yào zěn me zuò nǐ men zì jǐ jué dìng CURRENT FOCUS

要 怎么做 你们 自己决定

“It's up to you to decide what to do.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì wǒ hái shì xiǎng duō shuō yī jù

“But I still want to say one thing.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GRANTING AUTONOMY
Tone: OBJECTIVE AND BOUNDARY-SETTING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It's your call and your responsibility, but listen to what I have to say first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging Before Giving Unsolicited Advice

Chinese speakers often declare that the decision rests with the listener before giving advice to respect boundaries and avoid being perceived as overstepping or meddlesome.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #delegating #hedging #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要怎么做 SPOKEN CHUNK

what course of action to take / how to do it

A standard phrase for discussing potential action plans or choices.

自己决定 SPOKEN CHUNK

decide for oneself

Used to explicitly assign decision-making authority and autonomy to the counterpart.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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