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《COURT!》 S1·E6 (24:57) HSK 6
jiù suàn nǐ shuō dé shì duì de ba

就算你说得是对的吧

“Even if you're right,”

《COURT!》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 24:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè

谢谢

“Thank you.”

jiù suàn nǐ shuō dé shì duì de ba CURRENT FOCUS

就算 你说 得是 对 的吧

“Even if you're right,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jí xiǎo shù rén de xìng fú

那极小数人的幸福

“is the happiness of the minority”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RELUCTANT CONCESSION
Tone: CONCEDING AND ARGUMENTATIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even if I grant your point, it still doesn't prove you are right.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hypothetical Concession in Debate

Chinese speakers often use '就算...吧' to prevent immediate deadlock in philosophical arguments, nominally granting the other person's point to expose its flaws in the next sentence.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #counterargument #skepticism #reframing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就算 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if; granted that

Use this conjunction at the beginning of a clause to introduce a hypothetical concession before presenting a counterpoint.

是对的 SPOKEN CHUNK

is correct / right

A common colloquial way to validate a claim or opinion.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the concession, signaling that the agreement is reluctant, hypothetical, or temporary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
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