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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E21 (18:13) HSK 4
zán men huàn gè mù biāo bù xíng ma

咱们换个目标不行吗

“Can't we set a new goal for once?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 18:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài chuī gè gèng dà gèng yuán de

再吹个更大更圆的

“Blow a bigger and rounder one.”

zán men huàn gè mù biāo bù xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

咱们 换个目标 不行吗

“Can't we set a new goal for once?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huàn yí gè rán hòu bǎ wǒ zhāo guò qù gěi nǐ dǎ xià shǒu

换一个 然后把我招过去给你打下手

“Find a new one. Then you can hire me to be your assistant.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This plan is ridiculous; let's find an easier mark before we get into trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Negative Rhetorical Questions

Asking '...不行吗' instead of an open question conveys strong skepticism toward the current approach and presses the listener to yield.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #suggestion #impatience #pivot
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
换个目标 SPOKEN CHUNK

change targets / switch objectives

Used in planning or competitive contexts when a current goal appears unfeasible.

不行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it possible? / can't we?

A rhetorical tag question used to express exasperation while proposing an obvious alternative.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question expressing impatience and urging agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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