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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (02:11) HSK 7
dàn shì wǒ xiàn zài yě lián xì bù shàng tā nà nǐ dāng shì rén xiàn zài shén me yì si

但是我现在也联系不上他 那你当事人现在什么意思

“But I can't get in touch with him either. Then what are your client's”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 02:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gè rén dāng rán yě shì xī wàng tā men yī jiā hé hǎo rú chū le

“Personally, of course I hope their family can reconcile.”

dàn shì wǒ xiàn zài yě lián xì bù shàng tā nà nǐ dāng shì rén xiàn zài shén me yì si CURRENT FOCUS

但 是我 现在也 联系不上 他 那你当事人现在 什么意思

“But I can't get in touch with him either. Then what are your client's”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhī dào ma tā shì bú shì bù xiǎng tiáo jiě yě bù xiǎng chū qián

你知道吗 他是不是不想调解 也不想出钱

“current thoughts? Is he avoiding the mediation and the payment?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INQUIRING INTENTION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I can't reach him, so tell me straight—is your client trying to wriggle out of paying?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dispute Mediation Dynamics

Mediation is favored in Chinese legal practice to preserve harmony, but representatives often play cat-and-mouse to decipher true financial commitments.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #clarification #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当事人 SPOKEN CHUNK

client; party concerned (in a legal dispute)

Used in legal or professional contexts to refer to the involved persons represented by a lawyer or mediator.

什么意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

what do they mean; what is their intention

Can range from a neutral inquiry to a confrontational question asking for someone's underlying motives.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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