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《The Knockout》 S1·E4 (36:22) HSK 5
wǒ hái méi chōu wán ne nǐ chōu ba bú yào bú yào

我还没抽完呢 你抽吧 不要不要

“cigarettes you gave me last time. -Take it. -No.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 36:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gěi nǐ ná tiáo yān bú yào bú yào bú yào nǐ shàng cì gěi nà tiáo

“Take these cigarettes. No, no, no. I haven't finished the carton of”

wǒ hái méi chōu wán ne nǐ chōu ba bú yào bú yào CURRENT FOCUS

我 还没 抽完呢 你抽吧 不要 不要

“cigarettes you gave me last time. -Take it. -No.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ ná huí qù ná huí qù gěi tā fàng nà ér wǒ fàng zhè ér

你拿回去 拿回去 给他放那儿 我放这儿

“Take it back. Take it. -Put it there. -I'll put it here.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: CORDIAL
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please keep your cigarettes; I cannot accept such a favor from you right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tuī Ràng (Polite Refusal of Gifts)

In Chinese gift-giving culture, recipients are expected to decline a gift multiple times to show modest restraint rather than greediness before finally accepting or returning it.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_refusal #gift_etiquette #modesty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
还没抽完呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't finished smoking (these) yet

A standard, polite pretext to decline an offer of cigarettes or similar consumable gifts.

不要不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

no, don't / no need

Frequent rapid repetition used in spoken Chinese to vigorously decline a gift or polite favor.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the ongoing factual state of having surplus, reinforcing the validity of the refusal.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the counter-suggestion that the listener should keep and consume the item themselves.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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