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《The Truth》 S1·E19 (02:55) HSK 6
yào shì má fán jiù suàn le ba

要是麻烦就算了吧

“Forget it if it's too troublesome.”

《The Truth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 02:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bǎ lǎo yé zi de bìng lì gěi wǒ

你把老爷子的病历给我

“Give me your father's medical records.”

yào shì má fán jiù suàn le ba CURRENT FOCUS

要是 麻烦 就算了吧

“Forget it if it's too troublesome.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN què shí má fán

确实麻烦

“It is troublesome.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: POLITE WITHDRAWAL
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I really need your help, but I do not want to be a burden or seem pushy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Imposition (免添麻烦)

Chinese politeness often dictates offering an interlocutor a way to decline before they feel trapped by social obligation.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #polite_withdrawal #face_saving #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
算了吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

forget it / let it drop

A very common phrase used to let go of an idea, proposal, or conflict gracefully.

要是……就…… SPOKEN CHUNK

if... then...

A standard conditional structure used in daily conversation to state practical consequences.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the suggestion, making the proposed withdrawal gentle rather than abrupt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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