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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (24:01) HSK 3
bù gēn nǐ shuō le ma xiāng xìn wǒ qián sān cì chū tíng

不跟你说了吗 相信我 前三次出庭

“I've told you to trust me. In the first three trials,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 24:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù yòng jì de nà me qīng chǔ

你不用记得那么清楚

“You don't need to remember so clearly.”

bù gēn nǐ shuō le ma xiāng xìn wǒ qián sān cì chū tíng CURRENT FOCUS

不跟你说了吗 相信我 前三次出庭

“I've told you to trust me. In the first three trials,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zǒng gòng shuō le bù gòu wǔ jù huà

“I spoke fewer than five sentences.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REASSURING
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Relax, you're stressing out over nothing; I barely had to say anything my first few times.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Senior Mentorship and Reassurance

Senior professionals in China often use direct, informal reminders to calm juniors down rather than overly formal encouragement.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #calming #reminding #mentoring
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不跟你说了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Didn't I tell you already?

Used colloquially to remind someone of prior advice or statements with a slightly impatient yet familiar tone.

出庭 SPOKEN CHUNK

to appear in court

A standard legal term used in spoken and formal Chinese to describe attending a court trial.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question emphasizing that the information was previously shared.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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