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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E15 (06:16) HSK 2
yī yán wéi dìng dàn shì

一言为定 但是

“Deal. However,”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī yán wéi dìng

一言为定

“Deal?”

yī yán wéi dìng dàn shì CURRENT FOCUS

一言为定 但是

“Deal. However,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bì xū zài èr shí sì xiǎo shí zhī nèi tōng guān yǒng duò lún huí

你必须在二十四小时之内 通关永堕轮回

“you need to complete the game within 24 hours.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'll agree, but only if you play strictly by my rules.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Contract Honour (君子一言)

'一言为定' traces back to the traditional ideal that a person of integrity honors a spoken promise as binding as a written contract.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #negotiation #qualifying #stipulating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一言为定 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's a deal / that's settled

A standard set idiom used to finalize verbal pacts or agreements firmly.

但是 SPOKEN CHUNK

however / but

Essential contrastive conjunction often used immediately after an agreement to introduce a caveat.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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