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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E5 (28:28) HSK 7
nán zhào zì rán jiù méi gōng fu zài biān jìng shēng shì le

南赵自然就没工夫在边境生事了

“they will have no energy left to stir trouble along the border.”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E5
TIMECODE: 28:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wáng tíng nèi bù yī luàn

王庭内部一乱

“If turmoil breaks out within the Nanzhao court,”

nán zhào zì rán jiù méi gōng fu zài biān jìng shēng shì le CURRENT FOCUS

南赵自然 就 没工夫 在边境 生事 了

“they will have no energy left to stir trouble along the border.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú cǐ

如此

“In that case,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ANALYZING CONSEQUENCES
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Balance in Ancient Statecraft

Ancient Chinese military and political strategy often relied on capitalizing on a rival's internal strife to secure border peace without direct war.

INTENT TAGS: #strategic_analysis #deduction #reassurance #explaining_outcome
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
没工夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

have no time or energy to do something

A very common colloquial expression indicating that someone is too busy or preoccupied to attend to something else.

生事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stir up trouble; to cause problems

Used when describing someone deliberately creating conflict or disturbances.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a resulting change of state or logical inevitability based on the premise.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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