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《The Lead》 S1·E26 (05:08) HSK 7
nǐ men máng nǐ men de ma bù cāo xīn wǒ

你们忙你们的嘛 不操心我

“Just focus on your own things. Don't worry about me.”

《The Lead》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 05:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gù bù shàng nǐ

顾不上你

“We won't have time for you.”

nǐ men máng nǐ men de ma bù cāo xīn wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

你们 忙你们的 嘛 不操心我

“Just focus on your own things. Don't worry about me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuì le

睡了

“Good night.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REASSURING
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CONSIDERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do your own thing, I can take care of myself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Not Wanting to Trouble Others (Bu Gei Ren Tian Ma Fan)

Chinese speakers often downplay their own needs using phrases like 'don't worry about me' to show thoughtfulness and reduce the burden on family members.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #declining_fuss #deflecting_attention #consideration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
忙你们的 SPOKEN CHUNK

go about your own business; tend to your own matters

A very common spoken expression used to tell others to focus on what they need to do without distraction.

操心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to worry about; to fuss over

Commonly used in negative imperatives like 'don't worry about me' to relieve burden on others.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative suggestion, making it sound natural, persuasive, and reasonable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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