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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5 (32:48) HSK 4
wǒ jiù bù liú nǐ chī fàn le

我就不留你吃饭了

“I won't keep you around for dinner.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 32:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jì de

我记得

“I know the way back.”

wǒ jiù bù liú nǐ chī fàn le CURRENT FOCUS

我就 不留你吃饭 了

“I won't keep you around for dinner.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kuài zǒu ba

快走吧

“You should go now.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DISMISSING A GUEST
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: ALOOFNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It's time for you to go now; don't linger around.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mealtime Hospitality and Eviction

Traditional Chinese hospitality obligates hosts to invite guests to stay for a meal. Explicitly stating 'I won't keep you for dinner' breaches standard politeness formulas to firmly show guests the door.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #guest_departure #setting_boundaries #bluntness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
留你吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep you for dinner / ask you to stay for a meal

Hospitality formula; stating the negative directly is a blunt way to send guests home.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a definitive decision or boundary being established.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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