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《The Heir》 S1·E16 (12:28) HSK 4
nǐ jiù shì bù kěn gēn wǒ shuō

你就是不肯跟我说

“but you just wouldn't tell me.”

《The Heir》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 12:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí zhī dào nà yuè lǎo cǎo shì shén me dōng xī ya niáng wèn le nǐ hǎo jǐ cì

谁知道那月老草是什么东西呀 娘问了你好几次

“Who knows what that is? I asked you several times,”

nǐ jiù shì bù kěn gēn wǒ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

你 就是不肯 跟 我说

“but you just wouldn't tell me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jiù shì wǒ yào xún de nà zhū yuè lǎo cǎo

这就是我要寻的那株月老草

“This is the Matchmaker Herb I was looking for.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: PETULANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Entitlement to Information

Chinese parents often expect transparent communication from their children, viewing withholding details as obstinacy rather than personal boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #reproach #interrogation #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是不肯 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply refuses to; stubbornly unwilling to

Use '就是' combined with '不肯' to emphasize someone's persistent, stubborn refusal to comply with a simple request.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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