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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E7 (35:56) HSK 2
xiàn zài nǐ ná zài shǒu lǐ yě méi yǒu yòng le

现在你拿在手里也没有用了

“Now, it's useless for you.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 35:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn zhè xián yè duì wǒ men lǎo yé tài zhòng yào le

“but this saliva is vital to our master.”

xiàn zài nǐ ná zài shǒu lǐ yě méi yǒu yòng le CURRENT FOCUS

现 在你 拿在手里也没有用了

“Now, it's useless for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù rú mài gěi wǒ men

不如卖给我们

“Why not sell it to us?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can't even use this, so you might as well give it up to us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Utility-based Bargaining

In Chinese bargaining tactics, buyers often emphasize that an item has little practical value to the current owner in order to induce them to sell.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #devaluation #bargaining #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
拿在手里 SPOKEN CHUNK

holding in one's hands / keeping in possession

Commonly used both literally and figuratively to describe retaining control of an asset or resource.

没有用了 SPOKEN CHUNK

useless / of no use anymore

A frequent phrase to point out that a thing, plan, or action has lost its practical value.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state, stressing that the item has now become useless.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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