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《Light to the Night》 S1·E9 (28:23) HSK 7
děng yí xià qiān wàn bié gēn nǐ sǎo zi shuō wǒ yào huí suǒ lǐ de shì qíng

等一下 千万别跟你嫂子说 我要回所里的事情

“Make sure you don't tell my wife later that I'm going back to the police station.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ xiān zuò xiān zuò

你先坐 先坐

“Take a seat.”

děng yí xià qiān wàn bié gēn nǐ sǎo zi shuō wǒ yào huí suǒ lǐ de shì qíng CURRENT FOCUS

等一下 千万别 跟你嫂子说 我要 回所里 的事情

“Make sure you don't tell my wife later that I'm going back to the police station.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ míng tiān bù jiù yào huí qù le ma ?

你明天不就要回去了吗?

“But aren't you going back tomorrow?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep this strictly between us; if my wife finds out, she will worry or be furious.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Terms for Social Closeness (Saozi)

Calling a colleague's or friend's wife '嫂子' (elder brother's wife) demonstrates a close, fraternal relationship between work peers, extending professional bonds into the domestic sphere.

INTENT TAGS: #secrecy #caution #collusion #domestic_concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
千万别 SPOKEN CHUNK

by all means do not / make sure you do not

A strong colloquial imperative used to emphasize the critical importance of a negative command.

回所里 SPOKEN CHUNK

returning to the police station / institute

A colloquial abbreviation where '所' typically refers to a local police substation (派出所) or research institute.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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