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《COURT!》 S1·E10 (22:41) HSK 6
dàn shì guò shí bù hòu

但是 过时不候

“But it's a limited-time offer.”

《COURT!》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 22:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kěn dìng shì zhī wú bù yán

“I'll tell you everything I know.”

dàn shì guò shí bù hòu CURRENT FOCUS

但是 过时不候

“But it's a limited-time offer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí zhī dào tā nǎ tiān

谁知道他哪天

“Who knows when”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm offering to help right now, but I won't wait around forever if you miss this window.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Conditional Generosity

Even when offering full cooperation (知无不言), Chinese speakers often set pragmatic boundaries to protect their own time and avoid indefinite obligations.

INTENT TAGS: #setting_limits #urgency #pressuring #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
过时不候 SPOKEN CHUNK

no waiting after the deadline; expires if not claimed in time

A useful idiomatic four-character idiom to emphasize that an offer or window of opportunity will not be extended.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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