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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27 (16:55) HSK 4
hěn jiǎn dān nǐ bú yào gēn tā men làng fèi kǒu shé le

很简单 你不要跟他们 浪费口舌了

“It's simple. Don't waste your breath.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 16:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo jiě lǎo jiě nǐ tīng wǒ de

老解 老解 你听我的

“Xie, listen to me.”

hěn jiǎn dān nǐ bú yào gēn tā men làng fèi kǒu shé le CURRENT FOCUS

很简单 你不要 跟他们 浪费口舌 了

“It's simple. Don't waste your breath.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ ma bǎ chéng guǎn duì jiào qǐ lái dào tā men jiā mén kǒu

我嘛 把城管队叫起来 到他们家门口

“I'll call the city inspectors. They'll supervise the cleanup at their doors.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Administrative Decisiveness

In local governance disputes, officials often transition quickly from verbal persuasion to direct enforcement to maintain authority.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #commanding #dismissing #asserting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
浪费口舌 SPOKEN CHUNK

to waste one's breath

Used to describe pointless arguing or reasoning with people who will not listen.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions with the negative imperative to command an immediate cessation of an ongoing action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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