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《COURT!》 S1·E18 (24:09) HSK 7
nà nǐ jiù chèn zǎo gēn tā shuō

那你就趁早跟他说

“Then you should tell him sooner rather than later,”

《COURT!》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 24:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě méi shén me yì yì

也没什么意义

“There is no point.”

nà nǐ jiù chèn zǎo gēn tā shuō CURRENT FOCUS

那 你就 趁早 跟他说

“Then you should tell him sooner rather than later,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán liǎ zài yě bié jiàn miàn le

咱俩再也别见面了

“that you two should never see each other again. Be decisive.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: URGING ACTION
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop dragging your feet and just break it off right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Decisive Severing of Ambiguity

In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, dragging out an unviable relationship is seen as causing mutual harm, so close friends or partners often urge a swift, clean break.

INTENT TAGS: #urging #advising #severing_ties #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
趁早 SPOKEN CHUNK

as early as possible; before it's too late

Commonly used in spoken Chinese when giving strong, pragmatic advice to take immediate action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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