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《Vanished Name》 S1·E10 (17:59) HSK 6
yòng bù zhe zhè shì wǒ jiā nǐ yòng bù zhe zhāo dài wǒ

用不着 这是我家 你用不着招待我

“No need. This is my home. You don't need to serve me.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 17:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ā yí xiàn zài yòng gōng kuài gěi nǐ jiā yí gè a

“I will use serving chopsticks to pick food for you now.”

yòng bù zhe zhè shì wǒ jiā nǐ yòng bù zhe zhāo dài wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

用不着 这 是我 家 你 用不着 招待 我

“No need. This is my home. You don't need to serve me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yuán yuán

这 圆圆

“Well... Yuanyuan.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ASSERTING DOMINANCE
Tone: COLD
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are the outsider here, not me. Stop pretending this is your house.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhudao (Host Authority and Domestic Hierarchy)

In Chinese domestic culture, acting as host implies ownership of the space; rejecting someone's hosting gestures asserts true familial territorial rights.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #boundary_setting #territorial #alienation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用不着 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is no need / don't bother

A blunt, colloquial rejection phrase that sounds quite dismissive when directed at polite gestures.

招待 SPOKEN CHUNK

to host / to entertain guests

Used ironically here to remind the other party that they do not possess the status of host in this household.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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