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《The Truth》 S1·E14 (21:28) HSK 6
dàn qíng kuàng bú shì hěn hǎo jiā shǔ zuò hǎo xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi xiān qù bàn zhù yuàn ba

但情况不是很好 家属做好心理准备 先去办住院吧

“but not out of the woods yet. Prepare yourself. Let's get him admitted. He'll be transferred soon.”

《The Truth》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 21:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài ne zěn me yàng le yī shēng bìng qíng zàn shí wěn dìng le

在呢 怎么样了 医生 病情暂时稳定了

“Yes, here. How is he, Doctor? He's stable for now”

dàn qíng kuàng bú shì hěn hǎo jiā shǔ zuò hǎo xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi xiān qù bàn zhù yuàn ba CURRENT FOCUS

但 情况不是很好 家属 做好心理准备 先去 办 住院 吧

“but not out of the woods yet. Prepare yourself. Let's get him admitted. He'll be transferred soon.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī huì er jiù zhuǎn guò qù le a

一会儿就转过去了啊

“Let's get him admitted. He'll be transferred soon.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: DELIVERING BAD NEWS
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Brace yourselves; the patient might not survive, so prepare for the worst.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Medical Euphemism (Preparing the Mind)

In Chinese clinical communication, doctors frequently use 'zuohao xinli zhunbei' as a calibrated warning of potential death without being overly blunt or callous.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #delivering_bad_news #instructing #euphemism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做好心理准备 SPOKEN CHUNK

to prepare oneself mentally, to brace for the worst

A standard euphemistic expression used in medical and professional settings to warn someone about impending bad news.

办住院 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go through hospital admission procedures

Common everyday phrase for processing paperwork to admit a patient to a hospital ward.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative instruction, making the administrative command sound sympathetic yet firm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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