《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E7 (19:48)
HSK 7
bù duō shuō fèi huà a
不多说废话啊
“Let's cut the crap.”
《Live up to Your Youth》
S1·E7
TIMECODE: 19:48
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhōng
中
“Fine.”
bù duō shuō fèi huà a
CURRENT FOCUS
不多说废话 啊
“Let's cut the crap.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ zhǎo jǐng chá
你找警察
“Call the police.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
GETTING TO THE POINT
Tone:
ASSERTIVE
Emotion:
URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Listen closely, I have no time to waste on chatter.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Directness in Urgent Contexts
While Chinese conversation often values polite framing, speakers explicitly use phrases like this to instantly switch from polite ambiguity to critical, actionable directives.
INTENT TAGS:
#urgency
#efficiency
#directness
#commanding
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不多说废话
SPOKEN CHUNK
cutting straight to the chase / without wasting words
A common spoken transition used right before delivering key information or tough instructions.
废话
SPOKEN CHUNK
nonsense / superfluous words
Can refer to meaningless small talk, redundant comments, or useless chatter.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the blunt declaration slightly while calling for the listener's immediate attention.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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