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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (41:01) HSK 4
shì bú shì xiàn zài gěi nǐ chū zhǔ yì shuō zhè ge shí hòu nǐ dé dǎ gǎn qíng pái

是不是现在给你出主意 说这个时候你得打感情牌

“is telling you to play the sympathy card”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 41:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gěi nǐ jiě hào de wèn tí nà nǐ zhè ge dà gē

给你解号的问题 那你这个大哥

“To get your account unbanned. And now that same person”

shì bú shì xiàn zài gěi nǐ chū zhǔ yì shuō zhè ge shí hòu nǐ dé dǎ gǎn qíng pái CURRENT FOCUS

是不是 现在 给你 出主意 说 这个 时候你得 打感情牌

“is telling you to play the sympathy card”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cái néng bǎo zhù nà ge hào suǒ yǐ

才能保住那个号 所以

“to save your account. So now,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: GUESSING AND SPECULATING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I bet he's telling you to manipulate emotions, which is totally predictable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playing the Emotional Card (打感情牌)

Appealing to human sentiment (人情) is a common interpersonal tactic in Chinese culture, though it can carry negative connotations when viewed as manipulative.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #critique #irony #insight
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出主意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to offer ideas; to give advice

Commonly used in daily spoken Chinese when discussing brainstorming or suggesting plans.

打感情牌 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play the emotional card; to appeal to feelings

Metaphorical idiom used when someone relies on personal sentiment rather than logic or rules to achieve an objective.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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