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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20 (05:11) HSK 6
shuí bù shuō ne suàn le ba

谁不说呢 算了吧

“That's right. Forget it.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 05:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xíng le nǐ hái shì xiǎng gǎo nà ge méi yǒu gōng láo yě yǒu kǔ láo nà yī tào

行了 你还是想搞那个 没有功劳也有苦劳那一套

“That's enough. You're just trying to play the "no achievement, but effort counts" card.”

shuí bù shuō ne suàn le ba CURRENT FOCUS

谁不说呢 算了吧

“That's right. Forget it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fǎ guān de shí jiān hěn bǎo guì

法官的时间很宝贵

“The court's time is valuable.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: GIVING UP
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're right, that won't work in court. Let's just drop it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Resignation

Phrases like '算了吧' are frequently used in Chinese communication to avoid futile conflict or acknowledge when a tactic will not yield real results.

INTENT TAGS: #agreement #conceding #giving_up #relinquishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
谁不说呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me about it / who wouldn't say so?

A colloquial rhetorical expression used to express strong agreement with someone's observation or complaint.

算了吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

forget about it / let it drop

Used to suggest abandoning a plan, argument, or futile effort.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question affirming consensus with the interlocutor.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative suggestion to abandon the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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