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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23 (37:22) HSK 4
nǐ bié jī dòng nǐ xiàn zài shì yùn jī sù shàng tou le

你别激动 你现在是孕激素上头了

“Calm down. Your hormones are all over the place right now.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 37:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù yí dìng yǒu zhè yàng de yí gè jué xīn de

我不一定有这样的一个决心的

“I'm not sure I'd have that kind of determination.”

nǐ bié jī dòng nǐ xiàn zài shì yùn jī sù shàng tou le CURRENT FOCUS

你 别激动 你现在 是 孕激素上头 了

“Calm down. Your hormones are all over the place right now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā nà tiān hái zài fǎ tíng shàng zuò wěi zhèng ne nǐ wàng le

“She even gave false testimony in court the other day. Did you forget?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMFORTING AND CALMING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are not thinking clearly right now because of your pregnancy, so calm down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Biological De-escalation

In casual Chinese conversation, blaming intense reactions on biological factors like hormones or alcohol often serves to defuse tension without directly attacking the person's character.

INTENT TAGS: #pacifying #calming #rationalizing #de-escalating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
别激动 SPOKEN CHUNK

calm down; don't get worked up

A frequent colloquial imperative used to de-escalate emotional intensity.

上头了 SPOKEN CHUNK

went straight to one's head; overwhelmed by passion/emotion

Slang describing when emotions, impulses, or substances cloud rational thinking.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights the onset of an emotional condition, stressing that the listener has become irrational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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