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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20 (19:18) HSK 1
nǐ men bú yào zài fèi xīn le

你们不要再费心了

“don't bother anymore.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 19:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ de shì

我的事

“As for my matters,”

nǐ men bú yào zài fèi xīn le CURRENT FOCUS

你们 不要再 费心了

“don't bother anymore.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú yào le

不要了

“Don't.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REFUSING HELP
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Just leave me alone, whatever you do won't help anyway.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Boundary Setting (Ke Qi)

Using polite terms like '费心' allows the speaker to set a firm personal boundary without sounding openly aggressive.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #refusal #resignation #polite_distancing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
费心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take trouble; to bother doing something for someone

A polite, standard formula used either to thank someone or to ask them not to bother.

不要再 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not ... anymore

Used to firmly put an end to an ongoing action or offer.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of situation, indicating the action should cease from this moment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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