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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (14:23) HSK 3
fàng xīn ba wǒ yī shí bàn huì qù bù liǎo gāo yuàn

放心吧 我一时半会去不了高院

“(Don't worry.) (I won't get promoted to the High Court so soon.)”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 14:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yào qù gāo yuàn zěn me bàn

“(what would happen if you got promoted to the High Court.)”

fàng xīn ba wǒ yī shí bàn huì qù bù liǎo gāo yuàn CURRENT FOCUS

放心吧 我 一时半会去不了 高院

“(Don't worry.) (I won't get promoted to the High Court so soon.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù tà shí miàn shì ba

你就踏实面试吧

“(Just go to the interview with peace of mind.)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REASSURING
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop worrying about my transfer; it's not happening right now, so focus on yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Peer Mentorship and Reassurance

In competitive Chinese legal and professional workplaces, senior peers often downplay their own movements to ease anxiety for younger colleagues preparing for evaluations or interviews.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #comforting #downplaying #encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
放心吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't worry; rest assured

A very frequent spoken chunk used to put someone's mind at ease.

一时半会 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a short while; anytime soon

Used almost exclusively in negative sentences to express that something cannot be done or resolved quickly.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative '放心', turning it into a warm suggestion and comforting reassurance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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