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《Vanished Name》 S1·E21 (06:47) HSK 4
nǐ lěng jìng huì er xiān zuò huì er xíng ma

你冷静会儿先坐会儿行吗

“Just calm down and sit for a bit, okay?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 06:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bié nǐ tòng kuài gěi rén bǎi shù rě má fán

你别你痛快给人柏庶惹麻烦

“Don't cause trouble for Bai Shu.”

nǐ lěng jìng huì er xiān zuò huì er xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 冷静会儿 先坐 会儿 行吗

“Just calm down and sit for a bit, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zuò huì er nǐ lěng jìng yī xià

“Sit down. Calm yourself.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DE ESCALATION
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being so reckless, calm down, and listen to me before you make things worse.”
💡 Cultural Insight: De-escalating Impulsive Behavior

In Chinese social interactions, friends or peers often intervene directly when someone gets emotional to prevent them from causing trouble ('惹麻烦') or losing face.

INTENT TAGS: #pacifying #de_escalation #urging #restraint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
冷静会儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

calm down for a bit

A common spoken phrase used to tell someone to cool off or collect their thoughts.

先坐会儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

sit down for a moment first

Used as a de-escalation tactic to get an agitated person to physically settle down.

行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that alright? / okay?

Appended to requests to soften a command or seek urgent compliance.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative demand into a pseudo-consultative question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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