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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (18:47) HSK 7
hòu huǐ de huà ràng dāng shì rén lái zhǎo wǒ

后悔的话 让当事人来找我

“If she regrets it, she should come to me herself,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 18:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà cǐ yī shí bǐ yī shí ma tā xià le tíng jiù hòu huǐ le

那此一时彼一时嘛 她下了庭就后悔了

“but circumstances change. She regretted it right after the hearing.”

hòu huǐ de huà ràng dāng shì rén lái zhǎo wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

后悔的话 让当事人 来找我

“If she regrets it, she should come to me herself,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huò zhě nǐ ràng tā zhí jiē chè sù bù jiù xíng le

或者你让她直接撤诉不就行了

“or she can withdraw the case.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not try to negotiate behind the scenes; make her speak for herself formally.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Adherence to Legal Protocol

In Chinese legal practice, judges or officials often insist on dealing directly with the actual litigant (当事人) to avoid informal lobbying or hearsay manipulation.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #procedural_rigor #deflection #instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
后悔的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

if (someone) regrets it

A very common spoken structure using '...的话' to set up a conditional premise.

当事人 SPOKEN CHUNK

litigant; party concerned

Standard legal and formal term used to refer to the principal person involved in a dispute or lawsuit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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