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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E7 (05:21) HSK 6
nà bù zhì yú bù zhì yú

那不至于 不至于

“I don't think so.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 05:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié dào shí hòu nòng dé fù shuǐ nán shōu zhè jiù hěn nán bàn le

别到时候弄得覆水难收 这就很难办了

“Things could turn into a disaster. That would be horrible.”

nà bù zhì yú bù zhì yú CURRENT FOCUS

那 不至于 不至于

“I don't think so.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yàng ba mǎ zǒng

“How about this, Mr. Ma?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DOWNPLAYING RISK
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are exaggerating; calm down and let's find a workable compromise.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mitigating Catastrophic Thinking (大事化小)

In Chinese interpersonal and workplace communication, speakers often use phrases like '不至于' to de-escalate tension and steer the conversation away from deadlock toward compromise.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #de-escalation #reassurance #moderation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不至于 SPOKEN CHUNK

not to that extent; unlikely to go that far

An extremely common colloquial phrase used to reject an exaggerated negative outcome or reassure someone who is overreacting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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