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《About Love》 S1·E21 (05:49) HSK 3
nǐ nǐ ràng tā liǎng jù bù xíng ma

你 你让他两句不行吗

“Can't you just let him have it?”

《About Love》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 05:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bà tā tā

你爸他他

“Your dad... He...”

nǐ nǐ ràng tā liǎng jù bù xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 你 让他两句 不行吗

“Can't you just let him have it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè hái zi zěn me nà me bù dǒng shì ér ne nǐ

“Stop being so childish.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MEDIATING CONFLICT
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Just back down and let him have the last word so this argument ends!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Piety and Yielding to Elders

In traditional Chinese family dynamics, younger members are expected to yield (让) in arguments with parents, regardless of who is technically right, to preserve harmony and respect parental hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #mediating #defusing_conflict #reproaching #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
让他两句 SPOKEN CHUNK

give in a little; let him have the last word

A common colloquial phrase used when urging someone to back down during a verbal argument to show respect or defuse tension.

不行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

can't you; is it not possible

Used at the end of a sentence to formulate an exasperated rhetorical request or plea.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into an urgent, reproachful rhetorical question demanding compliance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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