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《COURT!》 S1·E3 (32:04) HSK 7
nín kàn nín néng bù néng bù pàn lí

您看您能不能不判离

“could you not grant the divorce?”

《COURT!》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 32:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú lì huá nǚ shì de nà ge àn zi

刘丽华女士的那个案子

“Liu Lihua case I mentioned before,”

nín kàn nín néng bù néng bù pàn lí CURRENT FOCUS

您看 您 能不能不 判离

“could you not grant the divorce?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ dāng shì rén tā què shí shì bù xiǎng lí

我当事人她确实是不想离

“My client really doesn't want one.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PLEADING LENIENCY
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND SUPPLICATING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please find any legal grounds you can to reject the divorce petition on behalf of my client.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reconciliation Priority in Divorce Trials

Chinese marital litigation traditionally leans toward mediation and maintaining family unity; judges frequently deny first-time divorce requests if one spouse strongly objects.

INTENT TAGS: #petitioning #hedging #polite_request #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
判离 SPOKEN CHUNK

grant a divorce; rule in favor of divorce

A standard legal shorthand combining 判决 (adjudicate) and 离婚 (divorce), common in Chinese civil litigation.

您看您能不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you please see if you might; would you consider

A double honorific hedging structure used when making a delicate request to someone in authority.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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