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《COURT!》 S1·E6 (27:54) HSK 7
zhè shì bú shì gù yì diāo nàn

这 是不是故意刁难

“Isn't this just a deliberate stall tactic?”

《COURT!》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 27:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yǐng xiǎng wǒ dāng shì rén hé hái zi jiàn miàn

就影响我当事人和孩子见面

“my client is barred from seeing his son?”

zhè shì bú shì gù yì diāo nàn CURRENT FOCUS

这 是不是 故意刁难

“Isn't this just a deliberate stall tactic?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge bù cún zài shén me diāo nàn

这个不存在什么刁难

“No one is trying to stall here.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: QUESTIONING MOTIVES
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are doing this on purpose just to mess with us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic and Procedural Friction (Diaonan)

'Diaonan' describes using minor rules or arbitrary obstacles to obstruct someone, often evoking strong indignation in legal or interpersonal disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #suspicion #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
故意刁难 SPOKEN CHUNK

deliberately make things difficult / purposely create obstacles

Used when confronting bureaucratic hurdles or hostile behavior in negotiations and formal proceedings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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