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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1 (31:09) HSK 7
bié xiā kè qì bié xiā kè qì guò fèn de kè qì jiù shì làng fèi shí jiān

别瞎客气 别瞎客气 过分的客气 就是浪费时间

“Don't be too polite. Too much politeness wastes time.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 31:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ nǐ lái cài jú nǐ lái ba nǐ xiān nǐ xiān méi shì

你 你来 蔡局 你来吧 你先 你先 没事

“Mr. Cai, you go. You go first. You first. It's fine.”

bié xiā kè qì bié xiā kè qì guò fèn de kè qì jiù shì làng fèi shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

别瞎客气 别瞎客气 过分 的客气 就是 浪费时间

“Don't be too polite. Too much politeness wastes time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī huì er jiù àn zhào zhè ge shùn xù chū chǎng le a hǎo de guān bù zhǎng

一会儿就按照 这个顺序出场了啊 好的 关部长

“You'll follow this order later. (No. 3) Okay, Mr. Guan.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: URGING EFFICIENCY
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut out the unnecessary courtesies and just get in line so we can start.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual Politeness vs. Pragmatic Efficiency

In Chinese bureaucratic settings, lower-ranking officials often performatively yield turns to show deference, which higher-ranking organizers must explicitly shut down to maintain efficiency.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissing_formality #urging_speed #pragmatism #taking_command
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
别瞎客气 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop being pointlessly polite

Used informally to tell peers or colleagues to drop ceremonial formalities that hinder efficiency.

浪费时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

a waste of time

A common blunt evaluation used when procedures or etiquette impede real progress.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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