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《The Knockout》 S1·E13 (40:32) HSK 3
xià guǎn zi yě xíng zhè kě yǐ xíng le xíng le bù shuō le

下馆子也行 这可以 行了行了 不说了

“or a restaurant. That will do. Alright, no more words.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 40:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng guò liǎng tiān wǒ huí qù wǒ qǐng dà huǒ shàng wǒ men jiā chī fàn

“How about this? I'll come home a few days later. Then I'll invite you to dinner at our house”

xià guǎn zi yě xíng zhè kě yǐ xíng le xíng le bù shuō le CURRENT FOCUS

下馆子 也行 这可以 行了行了 不说了

“or a restaurant. That will do. Alright, no more words.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán zǒu ba nà nǐ jiù máng zhe zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu

“-Let's go. -Go on with your work. Let's go. Let's go!”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ENDING CONVERSATION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That settles it, let's stop fussing over details and get going.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Parting (Laying Courtesies to Rest)

In casual Chinese social interactions, hosts and guests often engage in prolonged mutual hospitality offers. Phrases like '行了行了,不说了' are essential pragmatic tools to affectionately cut through the social dance and actually depart.

INTENT TAGS: #closing #agreement #departing #cutting_short
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
下馆子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to eat out at a restaurant

A very common colloquial, northern-flavored expression for dining out rather than cooking at home.

行了行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

alright, alright / that's enough

Used colloquially to stop further discussion or to cut someone off amicably when a decision has already been reached.

不说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's drop the subject / saying no more

A standard conversational closing phrase to signal that the interaction is ending and people should part ways.

Modal Particle「也」 (ye) CHANGE OF STATE

Grammatical adverb functioning as an acceptance of an alternative, meaning 'also/as well'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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