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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14 (27:10) HSK 7
bù láo dài gōng zi cāo xīn

不劳戴公子操心

“No need for you to worry.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 27:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiā xīng ér wú ài

我家星儿无碍

“My Xing is fine.”

bù láo dài gōng zi cāo xīn CURRENT FOCUS

不劳 戴公子 操心

“No need for you to worry.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà biàn hǎo

那便好

“That's good then.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: CURT
Emotion: ALOOFNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off, this is none of your business and we do not need your fake concern.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Coldness (Ke Qi)

Polite formulaic language in Chinese can serve as a deliberate social barrier to push an unwelcome person away while avoiding an outright vulgar insult.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #polite_refusal #distancing #cold_politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不劳...操心 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need for someone to worry; none of someone's concern

A highly formal and slightly cold formula to reject someone's unsolicited advice or concern.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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