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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9 (10:22) HSK 7
nǐ de é wài yāo qiú wǒ mǎn zú bù liǎo

你的额外要求 我满足不了

“I can't accommodate your additional demands.”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 10:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men shàng chuán de shí hòu dá chéng de jiāo yì jiù shì zuì zhōng bǎn běn

我们上船的时候达成的交易 就是最终版本

“the deal we agreed upon when we boarded this ship is final.”

nǐ de é wài yāo qiú wǒ mǎn zú bù liǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你的额外要求 我 满足不了

“I can't accommodate your additional demands.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì é wài yāo qiú shì zhuī jiā jiāo yì

“They aren't additional demands. It's an additional deal.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: FIRM REFUSAL
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: RESOLVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop moving the goalposts; you are not getting anything more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Boundary Setting in Bargaining

While everyday Chinese favors indirect refusals, explicit business rejections often use definitive negative potential complements like '满足不了' to stop opportunistic renegotiation.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #boundary_setting #rejection #firmness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
额外要求 SPOKEN CHUNK

extra demands; additional requests

Refers to requirements added beyond what was initially agreed upon.

满足不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot satisfy / cannot fulfill

A potential complement construction indicating inability or refusal to fulfill a condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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