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《COURT!》 S1·E20 (35:54) HSK 7
nà jiào zuò shēn bù yóu jǐ

那叫作身不由己

“you won't have a choice anymore.”

《COURT!》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 35:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yí dàn kāi shǐ

一旦开始

“once they start,”

nà jiào zuò shēn bù yóu jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

那叫 作 身不由己

“you won't have a choice anymore.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài shuō le

再说了

“Besides,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING HELPLESSNESS
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me or anyone else; circumstances force our hands.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shenbuyouji (Helplessness in the World)

Originating in martial arts literature and daily philosophy, this concept expresses fatalistic acceptance of external pressures overpowering personal desire.

INTENT TAGS: #fatalism #justification #resignation #helplessness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
身不由己 SPOKEN CHUNK

involuntary; acting against one's own will due to circumstances

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used when circumstances dictate actions beyond personal control.

那叫作 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is called; that can be described as

Used to categorize or define a situation with a strong, definitive opinion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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