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《COURT!》 S1·E9 (20:16) HSK 5
nà zhè jiàn shì bù jiù zāo le ma

那这件事不就糟了吗

“Wouldn't that make things even worse?”

《COURT!》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 20:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè tuō le hòu tuǐ le

这拖了后腿了

“and slowed things down?”

nà zhè jiàn shì bù jiù zāo le ma CURRENT FOCUS

那 这件事 不就 糟了 吗

“Wouldn't that make things even worse?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè huà shì shén me yì si

你这话是什么意思

“What do you mean by that?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: RAISING CONCERN
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Can't you see we are heading straight into a disaster if you keep doing this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Apprehension of 'Holding Others Back' (拖后腿)

Being seen as a burden or someone who holds others back carries intense social stigma in collective and family undertakings.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #defensiveness #worry #counter_questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
糟了 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a terrible mess / ruined

A highly frequent colloquial expression indicating that something has gone very wrong.

不就...了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

wouldn't it simply be...

A rhetorical question pattern used to emphasize an obvious negative consequence.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the speaker's concern and seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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