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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (13:08) HSK 2
jīn tiān jiù zài jiā lǐ zhù bié zǒu le

今天就在家里住 别走了

“Stay home tonight. Don't leave.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 13:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN míng tiān yào qù jiē yé yé

明天要去接爷爷

“You have to pick up Grandpa tomorrow.”

jīn tiān jiù zài jiā lǐ zhù bié zǒu le CURRENT FOCUS

今天 就 在家里住 别走了

“Stay home tonight. Don't leave.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēn nǐ bà jiào shén me jìn ya

跟你爸 较什么劲呀

“Why argue with your dad?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: URGING
Tone: COAXING AND PERSISTENT
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Put your pride aside, do not run away from this argument, and let us keep the family together tonight.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Mediation and Xiao (Filial Respect)

In Chinese domestic culture, third-party relatives frequently step in to diffuse father-child standoffs, urging the younger generation to yield and stay under the family roof to preserve collective harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #mediating #persuading #retaining #de_escalating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就在家里住 SPOKEN CHUNK

just stay at home

A hospitable or mediating directive urging a family member or close friend to sleep over.

别走了 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not leave / stay

A direct but warm imperative used to stop someone from departing.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of action or state, transforming the command into a plea to cease departing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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