《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E25 (31:11)
HSK 3
qí shí wǒ shì xiǎng shuō
其实 我是想说
“Actually, what I mean is,”
《Hold A Court Now》
S1·E25
TIMECODE: 31:11
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wèi shén me tū rán zuò fēi sù
“Why switch to non-litigation all of a sudden?”
qí shí wǒ shì xiǎng shuō
CURRENT FOCUS
其实 我是想说
“Actually, what I mean is,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ bù yòng shàng tíng gōng zuò le
我不用上庭工作了
“I will not be appearing in court anymore.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
CLARIFYING INTENT
Tone:
TENTATIVE
Emotion:
HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Hear me out before jumping to conclusions about my career move.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Conversational Hedging
Chinese speakers frequently use softening preambles to ease into sensitive personal or professional announcements, reducing potential friction.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#clarification
#topic_framing
#explanation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
其实我是想说
SPOKEN CHUNK
actually, what I meant to say is...
Use this as a conversational hedge when reframing a misunderstanding or introducing a delicate point.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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