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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (37:25) HSK 4
yào bù rán zán men jiù àn zhào nà ge lǜ shī shuō de

要不然 咱们就按照那个律师说的

“Otherwise, we could follow that lawyer's suggestion”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 37:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā nà jiào yù qín gù zòng

“What he is doing is playing hard to get.”

yào bù rán zán men jiù àn zhào nà ge lǜ shī shuō de CURRENT FOCUS

要不然 咱们就按照 那个 律师 说的

“Otherwise, we could follow that lawyer's suggestion”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǎo nà ge nǚ de lái zuò zhèng

找那个女的来做证

“and bring that woman in to testify.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE
Tone: SUGGESTIVE
Emotion: RESOLVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Problem Solving

When facing deadlocks or deceptive tactics, Chinese speakers frequently use '要不然' to pivot to a practical, professional contingency plan.

INTENT TAGS: #suggestion #alternative #planning #deliberation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要不然 SPOKEN CHUNK

otherwise, how about

Common conversational marker used to introduce an alternative suggestion or next best course of action.

按照……说的 SPOKEN CHUNK

according to what ... said

Standard spoken structure used to follow someone else's recommendation or directions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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