《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (35:37)
HSK 4
nà dōu shì wǒ gēn nín kāi wán xiào de nín fàng xīn
那都是我跟您开玩笑的 您放心
“I was joking. Don't worry,”
《Hold A Court Now》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 35:37
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zài shuō le wǒ gāng cái shuō rén bù rén qíng de
“Besides, what I said about owing a favor,”
nà dōu shì wǒ gēn nín kāi wán xiào de nín fàng xīn
CURRENT FOCUS
那 都是我 跟您 开玩笑的 您放心
“I was joking. Don't worry,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ yǐ hòu jué duì zài yě bú huì tí liú jiě nà chá le
“I won't bring up Liu Lihua's case again.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
REASSURING
Tone:
APOLOGETIC
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not take what I just said seriously, I realize it was inappropriate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying via Humour (打圆场)
Labeling a faux pas as merely 'a joke' (开玩笑) is a widespread Chinese face-saving tactic to defuse social awkwardness and maintain interpersonal harmony.
INTENT TAGS:
#reassurance
#backtracking
#face_saving
#smoothing_over
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
开玩笑
SPOKEN CHUNK
to crack a joke; to tease
Commonly used defensively to walk back a sensitive or risky statement that did not land well.
您放心
SPOKEN CHUNK
rest assured; don't worry
A polite phrase used when offering reassurance, especially to someone of higher status or seniority.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Used at the end of the clause to add an assertive, explanatory tone affirming that it was merely a joke.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (35:37) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus