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《Go Ahead》 S1·E4 (27:41) HSK 7
méi yǒu lǎo cài yè le nǐ bié bā le xíng bù xíng

没有老菜叶了 你别扒了行不行

“So there're no withered leaves. Please don't trim it anymore.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 27:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng mǎi èr jīn ne pó po ya zhè dōu shì wǒ men zhī qián bā hǎo de

能买二斤呢 婆婆呀 这都是我们之前扒好的

“in our county. Granny, we've trimmed it before.”

méi yǒu lǎo cài yè le nǐ bié bā le xíng bù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

没有 老菜叶了 你别扒了 行不行

“So there're no withered leaves. Please don't trim it anymore.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài bā xià qù jiù shèng bái cài xīn le bā de dōu shì lǎo de

“If you keep trimming it, there'll be only the flowering cabbage. The leaves I trim are withered.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: URGING TO STOP
Tone: EXASPERATED AND CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop ripping off perfectly good cabbage leaves just to make it cheaper!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wet Market Bargaining Dynamics

Elderly shoppers at Chinese wet markets often strip outer leaves from cabbages to avoid paying for excess weight, leading to typical friction with vendors.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #protest #market_haggling #exasperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
行不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that okay; can you please

Used at the end of a command to express urgent pleading or exasperated impatience.

菜叶 SPOKEN CHUNK

vegetable leaves

Standard everyday vocabulary for outer leaves of greens and cabbages.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed state change ('no more left') and urgency in the negative imperative ('stop doing it').

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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