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《Road to Success》 S1·E17 (11:29) HSK 6
nǐ yào shì xiǎng qù nǐ gěi wǒ men gè tòng kuài xíng ma

你要是想去 你给我们个痛快行吗

“If so, just give it to us straight, okay?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 11:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì bú shì xiǎng qù yǒng chuān héng jiǔ

你是不是想去永川恒久

“Do you want to go to Yongchuan Hengjiu?”

nǐ yào shì xiǎng qù nǐ gěi wǒ men gè tòng kuài xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你要是 想去 你给我 们个 痛快 行吗

“If so, just give it to us straight, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yǒu nǐ men

没有你们

“Without you,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING CLARITY
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop stringing us along and just tell us the hard truth already.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tongkuai (Direct Decisiveness)

In Chinese interpersonal communication, when ambiguous stalling threatens group trust, asking for 'tongkuai' values clear decisiveness over face-saving hesitation.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #demanding_closure #impatience #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
给个痛快 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give a straight, decisive answer; to put someone out of their misery

A vivid colloquial idiom used when demanding a quick resolution instead of prolonged uncertainty.

要是……行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

if... would that be okay? / could you please...

A rhetorical conditional request structure often carrying an impatient or exasperated nuance.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a question that rhetorically urges the listener to agree and provide immediate closure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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