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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (05:01) HSK 3
bú yào dài dōng xī bú yào dài dōng xī nǐ

不要带东西 不要带东西 你

“not to bring gifts? You just...”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 05:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè cì lái huán gěi nín dài le yí gè xiǎo lǐ wù gēn nǐ shuō le duō shǎo cì

这次来 还给您带了一个 小礼物 跟你说了多少次

“This time, I also brought you a small gift. How many times have I told you”

bú yào dài dōng xī bú yào dài dōng xī nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

不要带东西 不要带东西 你

“not to bring gifts? You just...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gǒu tóu jīn

狗头金

“A gold nugget.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REFUSING GIFT
Tone: SCOLDING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Gift-giving and Anti-corruption Taboos

While gift-giving is culturally common to show respect, superiors or officials often reject gifts forcefully to maintain integrity, uphold anti-graft rules, or avoid inappropriate obligations.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #boundary_setting #scolding #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
带东西 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring gifts / bring presents

A colloquial euphemism for bringing gifts or presents when visiting someone, especially in a work or official context.

不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not / stop doing

Used as an imperative to order someone to cease an action immediately.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
都说了 这本身就是你的家 不用带东西
《你好1983》
88% Match
都说了 这本身就是你的家 不用带东西
dōu shuō le zhè běn shēn jiù shì nǐ de jiā bù yòng dài dōng xī

“I've told you not to bring anything over, since this is your home.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (05:01) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus