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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E13 (41:49) HSK 1
gěi bù gěi jué dìng quán zài nǐ

给不给决定权在你

“It's up to you whether to hand it over.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 41:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ shì yí gè bèi fèn a

只是一个备份啊

“But it's a backup copy.”

gěi bù gěi jué dìng quán zài nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

给不给 决定权在你

“It's up to you whether to hand it over.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ de yì jiàn ne

你的意见呢

“What's your take on this?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DELEGATING DECISION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is your call, so don't blame me whatever happens.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Clarifying Responsibility (免责意识)

In Chinese professional environments, overtly defining who holds the decision-making authority often serves to protect oneself from future liability.

INTENT TAGS: #delegating #deflecting_responsibility #empowering #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
决定权在 SPOKEN CHUNK

the decision lies with / the authority rests with

A useful formal-leaning spoken expression to clearly state who holds final decision-making power.

给不给 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether to give or not

An affirmative-negative question form used as a subject clause meaning 'whether or not'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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