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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22 (25:54) HSK 2
bù dǒng jiù bú yào wèn le

不懂就不要问了

“Don't ask if you don't understand.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 25:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me luǎn

什么卵

“What state?”

bù dǒng jiù bú yào wèn le CURRENT FOCUS

不懂 就 不要 问了

“Don't ask if you don't understand.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán dōu míng bái

咱都明白

“As we all know,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DISMISSING INQUIRY
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop asking stupid questions; it is none of your business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Conversational Bluntness among Peers

Among close acquaintances or informal companions, Chinese speakers often drop polite hedging, using direct rebukes without intending lasting malice.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #shutting_down #impatience #bluntness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不懂就不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you don't understand, then don't...

A common blunt conversational pattern used to discourage someone from doing something out of ignorance.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals completion or cessation of an action, reinforcing the command to stop asking.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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