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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E5 (06:26) HSK 6
nǐ bú yào tōu chī la

你不要偷吃啦

“Don't sneak a bite.”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 06:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiè nà me duō gàn má

“Why are you cutting so much?”

nǐ bú yào tōu chī la CURRENT FOCUS

你不要偷吃啦

“Don't sneak a bite.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shì yào gěi rén jiā chī de

那是要给人家吃的

“That's for other people to eat.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: SCOLDING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hospitality and Food Prep (待客礼仪)

Food prepared for guests or specific family members is expected to remain untouched until served; sneakily eating it beforehand is a familiar domestic vice playfully called out by family.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #warning #domestic_banter #food_sharing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
偷吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sneak bites / to eat on the sly

A very common colloquial term used literally for sneaking food before a meal or metaphorically for cheating/infidelity.

Modal Particle「啦」 (la) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the prohibition into an affectionate, domestic reprimand rather than an aggressive command.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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