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《COURT!》 S1·E2 (39:22) HSK 4
nǐ bú huì shuō huà kě yǐ zhuāng yǎ ba

你不会说话可以装哑巴

“I came here for comfort. If you can't say anything helpful, just stay quiet.”

《COURT!》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 39:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì lái qiú ān wèi de

“I came here for comfort. If you can't say anything helpful, just stay quiet.”

nǐ bú huì shuō huà kě yǐ zhuāng yǎ ba CURRENT FOCUS

你 不会说话 可以 装哑巴

“I came here for comfort. If you can't say anything helpful, just stay quiet.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ān wèi jì má zuì yào dōu bù néng dāng fàn chī

“Comfort isn't going to fix anything.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REBUKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: IRRITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you can't say anything nice or helpful, just keep your mouth shut.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Labor and Comforting (Anwei)

In close relationships, failing to offer empathetic validation when someone is vulnerable is seen as a significant breach of emotional intimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #scolding #rebuke #irritation #shutting_down
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不会说话 SPOKEN CHUNK

tactless; lacking conversational skills

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to criticize someone whose remarks are insensitive, offensive, or socially awkward.

装哑巴 SPOKEN CHUNK

pretend to be mute; stay silent

A sharp, colloquial idiom telling someone that silence is preferable to their tactless remarks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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