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《COURT!》 S1·E6 (30:21) HSK 6
gēn fǎ guān dǎ guò zhāo hū jiù shì hǎo shǐ

跟法官打过招呼就是好使

“Pulling strings with the judge worked wonders.”

《COURT!》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 30:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào bù shuō zhè cháo zhōng yǒu rén jiù shì bù yí yàng

“I guess having friends in high places pays off.”

gēn fǎ guān dǎ guò zhāo hū jiù shì hǎo shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

跟法官 打过招呼 就是 好使

“Pulling strings with the judge worked wonders.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà fǎ guān xiàng zhe zán nà lǜ shī suàn gè shá

“With the judge on our side, that lawyer is nothing.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: GLOATING
Tone: COMPLACENT
Emotion: SMUGNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Connections trump the law, and our trick worked like a charm.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Backchannel Influence

The phrase reflects the cynical belief that personal ties ('打招呼') can sway bureaucratic or legal outcomes faster than standard procedure.

INTENT TAGS: #gloating #boasting #favoritism #complacency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打招呼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give a heads-up; to pull strings or use backchannel influence

Literally meaning to say hello, in professional or legal contexts it frequently implies leaning on personal connections to gain special favors.

好使 SPOKEN CHUNK

effective; works like a charm

A highly colloquial northern Mandarin expression used to describe methods, tools, or tricks that yield immediate success.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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