《The Knockout》 S1·E28 (41:14)
HSK 5
yào bù yào shì dàng dì bǎo chí jù lí
要不要适当地保持距离
“since you're such an innocent girl.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E28
TIMECODE: 41:14
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zhè me dān chún yí gè rén
你这么单纯一个人
“you'd better keep a distance from them”
yào bù yào shì dàng dì bǎo chí jù lí
CURRENT FOCUS
要不要 适当地 保持距离
“since you're such an innocent girl.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bǐ rú shuō huàn gè gōng zuò
比如说换个工作
“For example, you can change your job”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
GIVING ADVICE
Tone:
ADVISORY
Emotion:
CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are too naive for this environment; you need to protect yourself by pulling away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Advising (委婉劝告)
Chinese speakers often frame strong protective advice as gentle, non-intrusive questions ('要不要...') to preserve the other person's agency and autonomy.
INTENT TAGS:
#advising
#protecting
#boundary_setting
#caring
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
保持距离
SPOKEN CHUNK
to keep one's distance; to maintain boundaries
Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to advise someone not to get too involved or close to someone problematic.
要不要
SPOKEN CHUNK
how about; should you (consider)
Used at the start of a sentence to gently propose a suggestion without sounding overly commanding.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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