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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10 (06:12) HSK 7
bù xìn suàn le wǒ yī huì er quàn wǒ dāng shì rén

不信算了 我一会儿劝我当事人

“Suit yourselves. I'll just advise my client”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 06:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù xìn shì ba

不信是吧

“You don't believe me?”

bù xìn suàn le wǒ yī huì er quàn wǒ dāng shì rén CURRENT FOCUS

不信算了 我 一会儿 劝我 当事人

“Suit yourselves. I'll just advise my client”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dài zhè xiē bǎo bèi huí lǎo jiā yǎng lǎo ba fǎn zhèng rén sǐ dēng miè

“to take these treasures back for her retirement. Your father is gone anyway.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: THREATENING WITHDRAWAL
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you refuse to cooperate, we will take our assets and leave you with nothing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hardball Tactics in Mediation

In Chinese dispute mediation, advocates frequently feign disengagement to force an obstinate opponent back to reasonable terms.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #dismissal #posturing #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不信算了 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you don't believe it, forget it / have it your way

A blunt dismissive phrase used when exasperated by someone's skepticism or refusal to cooperate.

当事人 SPOKEN CHUNK

client; party involved in legal matters

A semi-formal legal and professional term referring to the party represented by a lawyer or mediator.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the phrase 算了, signaling dismissal and dropping the matter.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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