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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (05:31) HSK 5
qí shí tè bié jù tǐ de wǒ yě bù tài qīng chǔ bù guò wǒ yǒu gè jiě men

其实特别具体的我也不太清楚 不过我有个姐们

“I do not know the exact details, but I have a friend”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 05:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǒu yì diǎn hài pà

我有一点害怕

“I am a little scared.”

qí shí tè bié jù tǐ de wǒ yě bù tài qīng chǔ bù guò wǒ yǒu gè jiě men CURRENT FOCUS

其实特别具体的我 也不 太清楚 不过我有个 姐们

“I do not know the exact details, but I have a friend”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zhuān mén zuò zhè ge de zài qīng chéng qū sī fǎ jiàn dìng jī gòu

是专门做这个的 在青城区司法鉴定机构

“who specializes in this. She works at Qingcheng District Forensic Identification Center.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: OFFERING ASSISTANCE
Tone: SUPPORTIVE
Emotion: REASSURANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not panic; while I do not know the details myself, I know the exact person who can sort this out for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi (Resource Networking) for Problem Solving

When encountering unfamiliar or legal hurdles, Chinese speakers naturally leverage interpersonal networks ('friends of friends') to provide trusted assistance and ease anxiety.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #reassurance #networking #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不太清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

not very clear / not sure

A polite, standard hedging device to manage expectations and avoid giving misleading advice.

姐们 SPOKEN CHUNK

close female friend / gal pal

Northern colloquialism for a close female buddy, widely understood across China in casual speech.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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