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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E6 (12:39) HSK 7
nǐ bù néng jiě jué wèn tí jiù bà le

你不能解决问题就罢了

“It's one thing if you can't solve the problem.”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 12:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī qiè dū huì jié shù

一切都会结束

“everything will be over.”

nǐ bù néng jiě jué wèn tí jiù bà le CURRENT FOCUS

你 不能解决问题就罢了

“It's one thing if you can't solve the problem.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bù néng xiǎng zhe qù jiě jué tí chū wèn tí de rén duì ba

“But you can't try to eliminate the person who raised it, right?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REBUKING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Failing to fix things is bad enough, but your next move is unacceptable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Silencing the Whistleblower

This alludes to a well-known contemporary Chinese adage criticizing bureaucratic abuse: 'If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who raised it.'

INTENT TAGS: #rebuking #concession #calling_out #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就罢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

let it be / fine if that were all

Used after a negative concession to imply that the subsequent action or reality is even more unacceptable.

解决问题 SPOKEN CHUNK

solve the problem

A highly frequent collocation in spoken and written Chinese for addressing issues.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the idiomatic pattern '就罢了', signaling a reluctant concession.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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