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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (09:37) HSK 3
jiù yòng le diǎn nà zhòng huā zhāo zhè zhǒng

就用了点那种花招 这种

“just used a few tricks”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 09:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN háo wú shè huì jīng yàn yì diǎn dōu bù dǒng biàn tōng duì miàn de lǜ shī

毫无社会经验 一点都不懂变通 对面的律师

“However, he had no experience in society and didn't know how to adapt. The lawyer on the opposite”

jiù yòng le diǎn nà zhòng huā zhāo zhè zhǒng CURRENT FOCUS

就用了点那种 花招 这种

“just used a few tricks”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo de shǒu duàn zhí jiē wǒ men wáng lǜ jiù diào kēng lǐ le

“and tactics and made Lawyer Wang fall into the trap.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING TACTICS
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They didn't win fair and square; they just played cheap tricks to trip us up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face After Professional Failure

Attributing a senior colleague's loss to the opponent's petty tricks rather than a lack of competence protects the colleague's professional standing and face within the group.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #criticism #rationalization #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
花招 SPOKEN CHUNK

tricks; gimmicks; deceptive maneuvers

Commonly used in informal speech to describe deceitful, showy, or manipulative tactics.

就用了点 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely used a bit of

A useful spoken pattern to downplay the complexity or legitimacy of someone's actions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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