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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8 (09:34) HSK 4
bù xíng bù xíng lái lǜ shī wǒ zhēn de děng bù liǎo le

不行不行 来律师 我真的等不了了

“No, Mr. Lai, I really can't wait.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 09:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fǎ yuàn huì pàn lí de

法院会判离的

“The court will grant the divorce.”

bù xíng bù xíng lái lǜ shī wǒ zhēn de děng bù liǎo le CURRENT FOCUS

不行不行 来律师 我 真的 等不了了

“No, Mr. Lai, I really can't wait.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài děng gè bàn nián qí tā de bù zhī dào wéi yī kě yǐ què dìng de jiù shì

再等个半年 其他的不知道 唯一可以确定的就是

“I'm not sure how things will go but his gambling debts will certainly pile up.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING IMPATIENCE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am at my limit and need this divorce finalized right now, so do something faster.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Judicial Mediation and Divorce Delays

Chinese civil courts often mandate cooling-off periods or mediation in divorce cases, prompting clients to plead with lawyers to bypass long delays.

INTENT TAGS: #impatience #urgency #rejecting_delay #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不行不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

no way / absolutely not

Used in spoken Chinese to vehemently reject a proposal or express strong disagreement.

等不了了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot wait any longer

A common potential complement construction indicating that one's patience or time limit has completely run out.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly reached threshold or change of state, highlighting that the speaker's patience has ended.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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