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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E15 (02:10) HSK 6
dān wù bù liǎo nǐ duō shǎo gōng fu

耽误不了你多少功夫

“It won't take much of your time.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 02:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hěn jiǎn dān zhǐ yào zhā zhā yǒu méi yǒu dú pǐn chéng fèn jiù xíng

很简单 只要查查有没有毒品成分就行

“It's simple. Just check if it contains any drugs.”

dān wù bù liǎo nǐ duō shǎo gōng fu CURRENT FOCUS

耽误 不了 你多少 功夫

“It won't take much of your time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me luàn qī bā zāo de dōng xī

“What is this junk?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Favor Solicitation (Tuo Guanxi)

Downplaying the burden of a request by emphasizing how little time it takes is a common pragmatic device when asking peers for quick favors.

INTENT TAGS: #minimization #persuasion #reassurance #favor_seeking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
耽误不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't delay or hold up

A standard potential complement construction used to reassure someone that a request will not hinder their schedule.

多少工夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

much time or effort

Colloquial term referring to time spent or effort invested; often paired with negative verbs like '耽误'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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