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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (07:25) HSK 6
jiù suàn wǒ yǒu diǎn jué duì nà nǐ gāng cái yě shuō le

就算我有点绝对 那你刚才也说了

“even if I am a bit rigid, you also said”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 07:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shēn wèi lǜ shī nǐ zhè me kàn wèn tí shì bú shì tài jué duì le shì

“As a lawyer, aren't you being a bit too rigid in how you see this? Yes,”

jiù suàn wǒ yǒu diǎn jué duì nà nǐ gāng cái yě shuō le CURRENT FOCUS

就算 我 有点绝对 那你 刚 才也 说了

“even if I am a bit rigid, you also said”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiǎo né zhā shì wèi chéng nián rén tā fù mǔ yǒu jǐn dào fǔ yǎng

这小哪吒是未成年人 他父母有尽到抚养

“Nezha is a minor. Did his parents fulfill their duty”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COUNTER ARGUING
Tone: ARGUMENTATIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't lecture me on being absolute when your own logic proves my point.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concession for Counterattack (以退为进)

In Chinese communicative culture, temporarily yielding ground ('even if I am...') is a polite tactical maneuver to soften direct friction before delivering a decisive counter-argument.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_arguing #conceding #deflection #reframing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就算 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / granted that

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a concession before pivoting to a counterargument.

太绝对 SPOKEN CHUNK

too absolute / overly black-and-white

Used to describe an opinion or stance that lacks nuance or flexibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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