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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (12:24) HSK 3
dàn shì jué dà duō shù shí hòu wǒ yí dìng bù zài

但是绝大多数时候我一定不在

“but most of the time, I definitely was not.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 12:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǒu kě néng wǒ huì zài

我 有可能我会在

“I... It's possible I was there,”

dàn shì jué dà duō shù shí hòu wǒ yí dìng bù zài CURRENT FOCUS

但是 绝大多数时候 我 一定 不在

“but most of the time, I definitely was not.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě jiù shì shuō hái shì yǒu

也就是说还是有

“So there were times you were.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CLARIFYING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FIRMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not count on me being around—it is almost guaranteed I will not be.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Managing Expectations (Dafang Yufangzhen)

Rather than allowing a minor possibility to generate false hope, speakers often provide clear, blunt qualifiers to avoid future social friction.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging_minimization #expectation_setting #clarification #disclaimer
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
绝大多数时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

the vast majority of the time / almost always

Used to indicate an overwhelming statistical likelihood in everyday scheduling.

一定不在 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely not present / certainly absent

Combines high certainty with negation to definitively rule out availability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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