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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E26 (16:31) HSK 3
nín jiù bù zuò le xíng ma

您就不做了 行吗

“we'll call it quits, okay?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 16:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn fán yǒu yī zhāng làn pí zi

但凡有一张烂皮子

“if there is even 1 bad piece of leather,”

nín jiù bù zuò le xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

您就 不做了 行吗

“we'll call it quits, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhè zěn me gēn nǐ shuō ne

我这怎么跟你说呢

“How should I put this to you?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING A PLEA
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't force yourself to deal with such flawed material; it's simply not worth the trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Demands via Tag Questions

Using polite pronouns like 您 paired with consensus-seeking tags like '行吗' allows speakers to urge elders or seniors without sounding insubordinate.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #pleading #concern #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Is that alright?; Would that work?

A polite tag question attached to requests to soften a directive and seek consensus.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a polite tag question seeking agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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