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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (28:55) HSK 5
lái tiě duì chōu gēn yān wǒ bù chōu yān

来铁队 抽根烟 我不抽烟

“Captain Tie, have a cigarette. I don't smoke.”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 28:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kàn tiě duì zhè gāo dù

“I admire your sense of responsibility, Captain Tie.”

lái tiě duì chōu gēn yān wǒ bù chōu yān CURRENT FOCUS

来铁队 抽根烟 我 不抽烟

“Captain Tie, have a cigarette. I don't smoke.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě jiè le hǎo jǐ nián le

“I also quit smoking years ago,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SOCIAL OFFERING
Tone: CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Cigarette Diplomacy (敬烟)

Passing out cigarettes is a deeply ingrained social lubricant in traditional and blue-collar Chinese workplaces to show deference and build rapport, though stating that one does not smoke is widely respected.

INTENT TAGS: #hospitality #rapport_building #polite_refusal #social_custom
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抽根烟 SPOKEN CHUNK

have a smoke / smoke a cigarette

A classic informal social ritual phrase used to initiate bonding or ease tension among peers and colleagues.

我不抽烟 SPOKEN CHUNK

I don't smoke

The standard, polite, and universally accepted way to decline an offered cigarette without causing offense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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