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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E25 (35:23) HSK 5
nǐ zhī qián ràng wǒ bú yào lǎo qù fán nǐ nǐ shì duì de ya

你之前让我不要老去烦你 你是对的呀

“You told me to stop bothering you. You were right.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 35:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yòu bú shì méi kāi guò chē nǐ bù yòng zhè me tū rán dān xīn wǒ

“I've driven before. You don't need to worry about me.”

nǐ zhī qián ràng wǒ bú yào lǎo qù fán nǐ nǐ shì duì de ya CURRENT FOCUS

你之前让 我不要 老去 烦你 你是对的 呀

“You told me to stop bothering you. You were right.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gé yī duàn shí jiān gěi wǒ yí gè xiāo xī bào gè píng ān

“Just message me occasionally. Let me know you're safe.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: YIELDING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: COMPROMISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admit I was clingy before, but my worry this time is completely justified.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tui Yi Bu (Taking a Step Back)

In Chinese interpersonal conflict, conceding an earlier point ('你是对的') serves to soften the other party's defenses so that a more critical request (like safety check-ins) can be accepted.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #de-escalation #appeasement #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
烦你 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bother you / to annoy you

Commonly used in close relationships when one person feels their constant messages or check-ins are becoming a nuisance.

你是对的 SPOKEN CHUNK

you are right

A direct concession phrase used to de-escalate defensiveness during an interpersonal discussion.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the admission of agreement, making the concession sound sincere and non-confrontational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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