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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (07:11) HSK 3
fēi fēi kě le ba xiān hē kǒu shuǐ xiān hē kǒu shuǐ

非非 渴了吧 先喝口水 先喝口水

“Fei, you must be thirsty. Have some water first. Have some water first.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 07:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà dāng rán le wǒ men hái yào liú gěi sūn zi ne

“Of course. We are saving them for our grandchild.”

fēi fēi kě le ba xiān hē kǒu shuǐ xiān hē kǒu shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

非非 渴了吧 先喝口水 先喝口水

“Fei, you must be thirsty. Have some water first. Have some water first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xǐ huān shén me xiān hē diǎn shuǐ nǐ ná tuō xié hē diǎn shuǐ bà mā

喜欢什么 先喝点水 你拿拖鞋 喝点水 爸 妈

“What do you like? - Have a sip of water first. - Go get the slippers. Have some water. Dad, Mom, Jing has something to handle at home today,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: HOSPITABLE WELCOMING
Tone: GENTLE AND HOSPITABLE
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Warm Hospitality (Re Qing)

Offering water, tea, or slippers immediately upon a guest's entrance is an essential etiquette norm in Chinese domestic hospitality.

INTENT TAGS: #welcoming #hospitality #caring #attentiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
喝口水 SPOKEN CHUNK

have a sip of water

A very common hospitable phrase used in spoken Chinese to make guests feel at ease upon arrival.

先...先... SPOKEN CHUNK

first... then...

Repeated here for emphasis to prioritize the guest's immediate physical comfort.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assumption about being thirsty into a considerate, empathetic guess.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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