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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (09:13) HSK 3
xíng le xíng le shǎo shuō liǎng jù a

行了行了 少说两句啊

“Alright. Say less.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 09:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fàng xīn fàng xīn xiāng xiāng

放心放心 香香

“Don't worry, Xiang.”

xíng le xíng le shǎo shuō liǎng jù a CURRENT FOCUS

行了行了 少说两句 啊

“Alright. Say less.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiāng xiāng nǐ zhào gù hǎo zì jǐ a

“Xiang, take care of yourself.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: STOPPING SOMEONE
Tone: DISMISSIVE AND URGENT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That's enough already, stop rambling and wrap it up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Interpersonal Restraint (适可而止)

Telling someone to 'say a few fewer words' is a common social intervention in China to prevent someone from overstepping boundaries or making others uncomfortable.

INTENT TAGS: #shutting_down #urging_silence #interruption #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
行了行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

that's enough / alright, alright

Repeated to show mild annoyance or urgency when cutting someone off from doing or saying something.

少说两句 SPOKEN CHUNK

say less / bite your tongue

A frequent idiomatic warning urging someone to stop talking to avoid escalating tension or rambling.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative tone slightly while keeping the urge to stop speaking firm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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