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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8 (16:41) HSK 2
zhè yàng bù tài hǎo ba bù bù bù lǚ yī lǚ bú yào shuō zhè xiē shì

这样不太好吧 不不不 捋一捋 不要说这些事

“This isn't very good, is it? No, wait. Forget about those.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 16:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà gāng cái bú shì kǎo lǜ nà lóng de qíng xù ma nǐ dōu dā yìng rén jiā le

“I was just considering the dragon's feelings just now. You already promised him.”

zhè yàng bù tài hǎo ba bù bù bù lǚ yī lǚ bú yào shuō zhè xiē shì CURRENT FOCUS

这样 不太好吧 不不不 捋一捋 不要说 这些事

“This isn't very good, is it? No, wait. Forget about those.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù huáng zǒng nín nín jì de ma dāng shí nín gěi wǒ men shí wàn kuài chóu láo

“Ms. Huang, do you remember? At that time, you gave us a 100,000 yuan reward.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: REDIRECTING TOPIC
Tone: FLUSTERED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Shut up, you're about to say something stupid and ruin everything!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face in Negotiations

Chinese business partners often discreetly signal or restrain each other mid-conversation to avoid offending high-status clients or losing bargaining face.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #interruption #topic_redirection #restraint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不太好吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't that inappropriate / that might not be a good idea

A classic indirect hedge used to soften disagreement or discourage someone from doing something.

捋一捋 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sort through the details / untangle the facts

A common colloquial phrase used when pausing to organize chaotic thoughts or sequence events logically.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the mild objection into an advisory suggestion rather than a direct contradiction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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