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《Road to Success》 S1·E28 (06:31) HSK 7
xiè wǒ wǒ shì wú gōng bù shòu lù a

谢我 我是无功不受禄啊

“Thank me? I haven't done anything to deserve it.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 06:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè nín le

谢谢您了

“for everything.”

xiè wǒ wǒ shì wú gōng bù shòu lù a CURRENT FOCUS

谢我 我是 无功不受禄 啊

“Thank me? I haven't done anything to deserve it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu shén me huà jiù zhí shuō ba néng ràng wǒ jìn rù hóng jǐng gōng zuò

有什么话就直说吧 能让我进入宏景工作

“If you have something to say, just say it. Letting me come to work at Hongjing”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING GRATITUDE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't thank me yet; I know you want something from me, so just spit it out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reciprocal Obligations (Bao)

Accepting unearned favors or praise in Chinese culture creates an unspoken debt; citing 'no merit, no reward' protects one's moral autonomy.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #boundary_setting #prudence #transparency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
无功不受禄 SPOKEN CHUNK

undeserving of reward; not accepting benefits without merit

An idiomatic set phrase used to politely or prudently decline gifts, praise, or favors when one hasn't earned them.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the refusal while conveying an explanatory and conversational tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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