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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (36:18) HSK 3
nǐ bù sòng wǒ kě qù tā men jiā le

你不送 我可去他们家了

“If not, I'm going to his shop.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 36:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè sòng bù sòng a

你这送不送啊

“Are you giving it away or not?”

nǐ bù sòng wǒ kě qù tā men jiā le CURRENT FOCUS

你不送 我可去 他们家 了

“If not, I'm going to his shop.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sòng dāng rán sòng le

送 当然送了

“Yes, of course I am.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ISSUING AN ULTIMATUM
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Decide quickly, or I'm taking my business elsewhere.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Haggling and Leverage in Everyday Transactions

Threatening to switch to an alternative seller or service provider is a common, often half-joking bargaining tactic in everyday Chinese interactions.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #prompting #bargaining #playful_threat
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我可 SPOKEN CHUNK

I might just / I'll really (warning/hedged threat)

Used in casual speech before an action verb to emphasize a decisive counter-action or mild ultimatum.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly decided imminent action or change of state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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