行不行不是你说了算
“It's not up to you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I want to try again. I'm sure I can do it.”
行不行 不是 你说了算
“It's not up to you.”
厂里老工人挺多的 等陆续回来了
“There are many girls in the factory. Once they all come back,”
“Your confidence means nothing; you do not have the final say here.”
Decisions in traditional Chinese workplace and manufacturing environments often rely on seniority and collective assessment rather than individual self-assertion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have the final say / to be in charge of making decisions
Widely used in both spoken and informal contexts to describe who holds authority in a given matter.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can you do it or not? There must not be any problems.”
“No, no. I'm not an impressive person.”
“Can you do it? No problem. I got this.”
“Can you do it? No problem. Can you do it? Can you do it?”
“No, no. Absolutely not!”
“No, no, no. Absolutely not.”