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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7 (35:41) HSK 6
xī shì níng rén duì fǎ guān lái shuō shì hěn bù gōng píng de

息事宁人 对法官来说是很不公平的

“and hush things up, it's incredibly unfair to our judges.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 35:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiā shǔ jiù shì jiè tí fā huī rú guǒ yuàn lǐ guāng zhī dào huā qián xiāo zāi

家属就是借题发挥 如果院里光知道花钱消灾

“The family is exploiting the tragedy. If the court simply pays up to keep them quiet”

xī shì níng rén duì fǎ guān lái shuō shì hěn bù gōng píng de CURRENT FOCUS

息事宁人 对 法官来 说是 很 不公平 的

“and hush things up, it's incredibly unfair to our judges.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn lái shū tíng bǐ shěn fǎ guān hái yào qì fèn

看来舒庭比沈法官还要气愤

“It seems Ms. Shu is even more upset than Judge Shen.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPRESSING INJUSTICE
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND RIGHTEOUS
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Backing down just to appease unreasonable people is unjust to those doing the right thing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fengqi Pinglang (Suppression over Justice)

In Chinese institutional culture, organizations sometimes prioritize social harmony ('xi shi ning ren') by paying payouts rather than holding firm on legal or ethical grounds, often causing resentment among frontline professionals.

INTENT TAGS: #protesting #demanding_fairness #criticism #moral_support
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
息事宁人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to smooth things over; to compromise to keep the peace

Often used critically when an authority figure compromises principles just to make trouble go away.

对……来说 SPOKEN CHUNK

as far as ... is concerned; for ...

Standard pattern to express how an action or decision affects a specific group or person.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to assert certainty and strengthen conviction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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