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《Vanished Name》 S1·E4 (12:25) HSK 1
zài gěi wǒ yī tiān shí jiān kě yǐ ma

再给我一天时间可以吗

“Can you give me one day?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 12:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xíng

行

“Okay.”

zài gěi wǒ yī tiān shí jiān kě yǐ ma CURRENT FOCUS

再给我一天时间 可以吗

“Can you give me one day?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù yī tiān

就一天

“Just one day.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING FOR TIME
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Deadline Extension

Politely phrasing an urgent request as a tag question allows the other party to feel in control while minimizing embarrassment for falling behind.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting_extension #pleading #negotiation #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再给……时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

give more time to someone

Used to ask for an extension on tasks, deadlines, or decisions.

可以吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that okay? / would that be all right?

A polite tag question used to soften requests and seek mutual agreement.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a polite yes-no question seeking consent.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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