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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (08:56) HSK 5
nián jì nà me dà le néng kòng zhì dào zhè yàng yǐ jīng bù cuò le

年纪那么大了 能控制到这样已经不错了

“At her age, keeping it under control like this is already good.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 08:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì gān bù yǒu diǎn xiān wéi huà

就是肝部有点纤维化

“Just a bit of liver fibrosis.”

nián jì nà me dà le néng kòng zhì dào zhè yàng yǐ jīng bù cuò le CURRENT FOCUS

年纪那么大了 能控制到 这样 已经不错了

“At her age, keeping it under control like this is already good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiù xíng

那就行

“That's good.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: REASSURING
Tone: COMFORTING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Health Realism for Elders

In Chinese culture, managing chronic conditions rather than seeking a complete cure is considered a major success and comfort for elderly relatives.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #comfort #reframing #acceptance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
年纪那么大了 SPOKEN CHUNK

at such an advanced age / getting so old

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce age-related context or justify bodily decline.

已经不错了 SPOKEN CHUNK

is already quite good / not bad at all

A frequent conversational phrase used to reframe expectations positively.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state regarding the patient's advancing age and current management of the condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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