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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11 (30:04) HSK 3
nǐ kě bié dé cùn jìn chǐ a

你可别得寸进尺啊

“Don't push your luck.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 30:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me xíng dòng

什么行动

“What action?”

nǐ kě bié dé cùn jìn chǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

你 可别 得寸进尺 啊

“Don't push your luck.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín huǒ shēng

林火生

“Lin Huosheng,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: WARNING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fen-cun (Sense of Propriety and Limits)

Chinese social interactions heavily emphasize knowing when to stop; accusing someone of 'pushing their luck' marks a serious breach of social decency.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #boundary_setting #rebuke
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
得寸进尺 SPOKEN CHUNK

give an inch and take a mile; push one's luck

A common idiom used to rebuke someone who demands more after already receiving a concession.

可别 SPOKEN CHUNK

be sure not to; whatever you do, don't

An emphatic spoken structure used to deliver firm warnings or dissuasions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emphatic urgency and friction to the warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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