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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17 (32:22) HSK 5
suǒ yǐ bù hǎo tuī jìn a

所以不好推进啊

“So it's hard to make progress.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 32:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù gěi jiù qǐ sù shì ba duì

不给就起诉是吧 对

“If they don't pay, they'll sue, right? Yes.”

suǒ yǐ bù hǎo tuī jìn a CURRENT FOCUS

所以 不好推进 啊

“So it's hard to make progress.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rán wǒ men shì yuán gào fāng dài lǐ

既然我们是原告方代理

“Since we represent the plaintiff,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ASSESSING DIFFICULTY
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Obstacles in Litigation

Chinese legal practitioners often balance formal courtroom litigation against tedious pre-trial negotiations, requiring realistic assessments of progress.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #stating_difficulty #deliberation #case_management
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好推进 SPOKEN CHUNK

difficult to push forward / hard to advance

Commonly used in professional and legal settings to describe stagnant projects or complicated cases.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while inviting the interlocutor to share the same assessment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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