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不肯

bù kěn
HSK 7

English Meaning

Refuse

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
也长不过人间那盏 不肯熄灭的灯
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“No matter how dark and prolonged the adversity may be, it can never overcome the enduring hope and warmth of life.”

1. PREVIOUS

夜再长

“(The night may be long,)”

“(yet it can never outlast the lamp) (that never dims in human hearts.)”

3. NEXT

我们都在无常里泅渡

“(We all struggle to survive amidst the changes,)”

《莫离》 · social_and_dating
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都不肯说出的真相
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“What could possibly justify you sacrificing yourself to hide this from me?”

1. PREVIOUS

你宁愿替我顶罪

“What truth”

“made you rather take the blame for me”

3. NEXT

到底是什么

“than speak it aloud?”

《大唐迷雾》 · legal_and_police
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那牛乾坤就不肯给钱
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“It's not my fault I can't come with you; I'm trapped dealing with difficult clients.”

1. PREVIOUS

云天集团迟迟不给定标

“Since Yuntian Group is delaying the bid award,”

“Niu Qiankun refuses to pay.”

3. NEXT

要不我就陪你去看妈了呀

“Or I would have gone with you to see Mom.”

《蜜语纪》 · family_and_home
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