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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E22 (25:27) HSK 3
bù xíng zhè ěr duǒ dōu qǐ jiǎn zi le

不行 这耳朵都起茧子了

“I'm tired of listening to that song.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 25:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men yào tīng xīn gē

我们要听新歌

“We want to hear new songs.”

bù xíng zhè ěr duǒ dōu qǐ jiǎn zi le CURRENT FOCUS

不行 这 耳朵都起茧子了

“I'm tired of listening to that song.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù tīng le

不听了

“I don't want to hear it.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING BOREDOM
Tone: EXAGGERATED
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Somatic Idioms for Tedium

Mandarin speakers often use visceral bodily metaphors like developing calluses on ears to humorously articulate overexposure to repetitive sounds or nagging.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #exaggeration #complaint #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耳朵都起茧子了 SPOKEN CHUNK

ears have grown calluses (sick to death of hearing something)

A vivid idiomatic expression used when someone is utterly tired of hearing the same tune, speech, or nagging repeatedly.

不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

no way / that won't do

A direct colloquial rejection indicating non-negotiable disagreement.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, emphasizing that one's tolerance limit has officially been exceeded.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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