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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7 (04:36) HSK 6
ér zi méi shì a fǎ guān nǐ kàn kàn zhè zǎ huí shì

儿子 没事啊 法官你看看这咋回事

“It's okay, sweetie. Judge, look at this!”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 04:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gàn má ne nòng kū le nǐ gàn má ne nòng kū le

“- What are you doing? You made him cry! - Mommy!”

ér zi méi shì a fǎ guān nǐ kàn kàn zhè zǎ huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

儿子 没事 啊 法官 你看看这 咋回事

“It's okay, sweetie. Judge, look at this!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gàn má le nǐ duì tā wǒ shén me yě méi gàn wǒ jiù bào le yī xià

“- What did you do to him? He's crying! - I didn't do anything! I just gave him a hug.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: APPEALING TO AUTHORITY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“See what this person did to my son? Judge, you need to hold them responsible.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Leveraging Emotional Evidence in Mediation

In Chinese civil disputes and mediation sessions, disputants often highlight children's distress to gain moral sympathy from officials.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #appealing_to_authority #soothing #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
咋回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is going on / what happened

A colloquial northern Chinese variant of 怎么回事, used to demand an explanation in informal or agitated contexts.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the tone when soothing the child.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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