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《About Love》 S1·E7 (05:58) HSK 3
bù yǎng le bù yǎng le xíng ba

不养了不养了 行吧

“Forget it, no dog then.”

《About Love》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 05:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

行行行

“Fine, fine.”

bù yǎng le bù yǎng le xíng ba CURRENT FOCUS

不养了 不养了 行吧

“Forget it, no dog then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN měi cì yī tí gǒu nǐ jiù zhè tài dù

“Every time I bring up dogs, you get this attitude.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: RELUCTANT CONCESSION
Tone: PETULANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Fine, whatever! Let's drop it so you can stop nagging me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Passive-Aggressive Concession in Intimate Relationships

Repeated verbs combined with reluctant agreement particles ('行吧') often signal passive resistance and emotional weariness rather than true consensus.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #concession #resignation #curbing_conflict
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
行吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

all right; fine then (reluctant)

Use to concede grudgingly when you want to terminate an ongoing dispute.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the aggressive concession into a grudging offer of closure.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies an abrupt cessation of the previously planned activity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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