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《COURT!》 S1·E25 (24:16) HSK 5
jiā shì tíng shǎo le nǐ zhè me yí gè rén cái

家事庭少了你这么一个人才

“the Family Court will lose someone as capable as you.”

《COURT!》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 24:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ shì kě xī

只是可惜

“It is just a pity”

jiā shì tíng shǎo le nǐ zhè me yí gè rén cái CURRENT FOCUS

家事庭 少了你这么一个 人才

“the Family Court will lose someone as capable as you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men liǎng gè

你们两个

“You two,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: COMPLIMENTARY
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are far too capable to leave, and our department is suffering a major loss without you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Expressing Regret as Flattery

In Chinese workplace etiquette, lamenting the organization's loss is a gracious way to validate an esteemed colleague's professional worth.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #expressing_regret #validating_competence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
家事庭 SPOKEN CHUNK

family court; domestic relations tribunal

A legal workplace term referring specifically to the division within a court handling marital, inheritance, and custody disputes.

少了一个人才 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose a talented individual

Commonly used in professional settings to praise someone's value to an organization, often when they leave.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state indicating the departure has left a void in the department.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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