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《Road to Success》 S1·E19 (16:05) HSK 5
zī xún de shì wǒ zài kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ

咨询的事 我再考虑考虑

“As for the counseling, I need to think about it.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 16:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN míng bái le

明白了

“I see.”

zī xún de shì wǒ zài kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ CURRENT FOCUS

咨询的事 我 再考虑考虑

“As for the counseling, I need to think about it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bàn xiǎo shí zhī hòu wǒ hái yǒu diǎn shì jīn tiān jiù xiān bù liú nǐ men le

“I have something to do in half an hour. I won't keep you here today.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am not convinced by your pitch, so let's wrap this up because I won't be buying.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Hedging (委婉拒绝)

In Chinese communicative culture, saying 'I will think about it' (我再考虑考虑) allows both sides to avoid direct confrontation and preserve interpersonal harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #polite refusal #hedging #face saving #delaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
考虑考虑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to think it over; to give it some thought

A quintessential face-saving hedge in Chinese business and social contexts, often meaning 'no' rather than genuine consideration.

咨询的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

the consultation matter; regarding the consulting

Topic-fronting construction used to establish the focus of the sentence before delivering an opinion or decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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