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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E14 (05:41) HSK 6
nǐ jiù bú yào zài wéi nán chéng zhǔ le tóng yì ba

你就不要再为难城主了 同意吧

“so there's no need to make things difficult for him. Just agree to it.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 05:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà yī bù

那一步

“of no return yet,”

nǐ jiù bú yào zài wéi nán chéng zhǔ le tóng yì ba CURRENT FOCUS

你就 不要再 为难 城主了 同意吧

“so there's no need to make things difficult for him. Just agree to it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng zhǔ bú shì shuō le ma cǎo àn shí shī yī nián wú xū jiè zhù guì zú shì lì

城主不是说了吗 草案实施一年 无需借助贵族势力

“Didn't the governor say it? The draft will be implemented for 1 year without relying on the support of noble families.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PERSUADING CONCESSION
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back down and let this go; you are putting the leader in an impossible position and picking an unnecessary fight.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protecting the Superior's Face (Gei Lingdao Taijie)

In hierarchical Chinese environments, subordinates are expected not to publicly corner leaders with difficult demands, maintaining institutional harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #mediation #de-escalation #hierarchy_respect
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
为难 SPOKEN CHUNK

to embarrass, trouble, or put someone in an awkward position

A very common verb in social and professional settings used to ask someone not to create friction or press someone too hard.

就不要再 SPOKEN CHUNK

just stop doing... any further

Used to urge someone firmly yet politely to cease an ongoing inconvenient action.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative into an earnest suggestion or plea, encouraging compliance.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, reinforcing that the action of troubling the leader should cease immediately.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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