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《My Destiny》 S1·E9 (28:57) HSK 4
jiē le nǐ zhè ge àn zi lǜ shī kě yào xīn kǔ lóu

接了你这个案子 律师可要辛苦喽

“This case would be a real grind for any lawyer.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shōu jí zhèng jù de shí hòu hái néng bù néng zhǎo de dào rén

收集证据的时候 还能不能找得到人

“You may not be able to find the witnesses.”

jiē le nǐ zhè ge àn zi lǜ shī kě yào xīn kǔ lóu CURRENT FOCUS

接了你 这个 案子 律师可要 辛苦 喽

“This case would be a real grind for any lawyer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guān jiàn shì yòu méi yǒu duō shǎo qián

关键是又没有多少钱

“And there's not much money in it.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: TEASING LAMENT
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your case is such a headache and a total grind.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Empathizing with Hard Work (辛苦)

Acknowledging someone's effort (辛苦) is a standard social lubricant in Chinese culture used to build rapport and validate personal struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #commiseration #empathy #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
接案子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take on a legal case

A common professional collocation used when legal professionals accept or represent a client.

可要辛苦 SPOKEN CHUNK

will certainly have a tough time / will require hard work

Used to express preemptive empathy or tease someone about an upcoming ordeal.

Modal Particle「喽」 (lou) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a lively, playful, or obvious tone to soften a blunt observation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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