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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (34:15) HSK 6
wǒ zhǎo nǐ dāng lǜ shī suàn shì zhǎo duì le wǒ bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le ma

我找你当律师算是找对了 我不是跟你说了吗

“Choosing you as my lawyer was the right call. Didn't I already tell you?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 34:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ shì yǒu zhèng yì gǎn de rén

“I knew you were someone with a sense of justice.”

wǒ zhǎo nǐ dāng lǜ shī suàn shì zhǎo duì le wǒ bú shì gēn nǐ shuō le ma CURRENT FOCUS

我 找你 当律师 算是 找对了 我不是 跟 你说 了吗

“Choosing you as my lawyer was the right call. Didn't I already tell you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè àn zi wǒ bù dài lǐ le bié bié qín lǜ shī qín lǜ shī nǐ tīng wǒ shuō

“I'm not taking your case. No, Ms. Qin, please listen to me.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: FLATTERY AND HEDGING
Tone: INGRATIATING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I buttered you up, so now you have to hear me out and do what I asked.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dai Gaomaozi (Wearing High Hats / Flattery Tactics)

Praising someone's moral character or professional stature beforehand is a common tactic to make it harder for them to refuse an impending unreasonable demand.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #persuasion #manipulation #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
算是找对了 SPOKEN CHUNK

turned out to be the right choice

Used to validate a previous decision or flatter someone by affirming their competence.

我不是跟你说了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't I already tell you

Can range from an impatient reminder to a rhetorical prompt depending on context and intonation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question to prompt memory or demand confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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