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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E22 (42:02) HSK 4
tā bù kěn zǒu a tā bù zǒu nǐ kě yǐ gǎn tā zǒu a

他 不肯走啊 他不走你可以赶他走啊

“He refuses to leave. But you can kick him out.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 42:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zěn me hái zài zhè a

他怎么还在这啊

“Why is he still here?”

tā bù kěn zǒu a tā bù zǒu nǐ kě yǐ gǎn tā zǒu a CURRENT FOCUS

他 不肯 走啊 他不走 你可以 赶他走 啊

“He refuses to leave. But you can kick him out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gǎn le nǐ zěn me gǎn de

“I tried. How did you try?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: OFFERING COUNTER SOLUTION
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop making excuses; just take initiative and kick him out yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Enforcement vs Politeness

Chinese interpersonal dynamics often hesitate to directly expel guests to preserve face, prompting frustration when someone fails to enforce boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #proposing_action #exasperation #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不肯 SPOKEN CHUNK

unwilling to / refuse to

Commonly placed before verbs to describe someone obstinately refusing to do an expected action.

赶他走 SPOKEN CHUNK

kick him out / chase him away

A colloquial and blunt expression used when expelling an unwelcome person from a location.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens emotional urgency, signaling exasperation and emphasizing obvious advice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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