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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (28:56) HSK 7
nǐ jiù bié zhǎo jiè kǒu le yì qǐ

你就别找借口了 一起

“Stop finding excuses. Let's go together.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 28:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tū rán xiǎng dào wǎn shàng wǒ hái yǒu diǎn shì nǐ men liǎ xiān qù

“I suddenly remember I have something to do at night. Both of you should go first.”

nǐ jiù bié zhǎo jiè kǒu le yì qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你就 别找借口了 一起

“Stop finding excuses. Let's go together.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiù yì qǐ ba wǒ qǐng kè zhè yī huì hái yǒu wǔ dǎo biǎo yǎn

“Let's go together. It's my treat. There's also a dance performance later. It's very lively.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REJECTING EXCUSE
Tone: INSISTENT
Emotion: ENTHUSIASM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not try to slip away with a fake excuse; you are coming with us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Warm Coercion (热情挽留)

In close Chinese social circles, it is standard practice to aggressively insist that friends join group activities rather than accepting polite social excuses.

INTENT TAGS: #insisting #calling_out #inclusion #gathering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
找借口 SPOKEN CHUNK

make excuses

Very frequently used when calling out someone for making flimsy justifications to avoid an activity.

别找借口了 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop making excuses

A standard conversational pattern using '别...了' to urge someone to stop stalling.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a command to cease the ongoing action of offering excuses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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