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《River Sunset》 S1·E20 (04:39) HSK 7
zài shuō yào xiè mì le

再说要泄密了

“Any more would be leaking secrets.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 04:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù néng zài shuō le

不能再说了

“I can't say any more.”

zài shuō yào xiè mì le CURRENT FOCUS

再说 要泄密了

“Any more would be leaking secrets.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái

来

“Come.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot say another word, so stop asking.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Institutional Duty

Invoking confidentiality or official duty allows the speaker to refuse a request politely while avoiding personal conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #confidentiality #boundary_setting #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

if (one) speaks further

Commonly used in spoken Chinese as a condition marker meaning 'if continuing to say more'.

泄密 SPOKEN CHUNK

to leak secrets

A standard verb or noun used in professional or official contexts concerning confidential data.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an imminent change of state or conditional outcome ('will end up leaking secrets').

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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