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《Vanished Name》 S1·E13 (18:48) HSK 6
yòng bù zhe táo tài wǒ jiù méi dǎ suàn kǎo

用不着淘汰 我就没打算考

“No need to weed me out. I'm not taking it.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 18:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāo kǎo táo tài de jiù shì nǐ zhè zhǒng rén

“The exam weeds out people like you.”

yòng bù zhe táo tài wǒ jiù méi dǎ suàn kǎo CURRENT FOCUS

用不着淘汰 我就 没打算考

“No need to weed me out. I'm not taking it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō shá

你说啥

“What?”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: DEFIANT REBUTTAL
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can't hurt me by saying I'll fail when I don't even care to compete.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Coping with Gaokao Pressure (Sour Grapes)

In China, the Gaokao carries immense social stakes; students who struggle academically often use feigned apathy as a psychological defense mechanism to protect their self-esteem against societal stigma.

INTENT TAGS: #defiance #face_saving #rebuttal #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用不着 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need to; unnecessary

A very common colloquial expression used to reject someone's action, suggestion, or judgment as completely pointless.

没打算 SPOKEN CHUNK

have no intention of; did not plan to

Used to express that an action was never part of one's plans or desires.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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