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《The Knockout》 S1·E7 (04:09) HSK 7
zhuā wǒ bǎ bǐng jiù shì yào lán zhe bù ràng wǒ men chá

抓我把柄 就是要拦着 不让我们查

“To catch on to me means to stop us from investigating.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 04:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me bǎ bǐng zuò nǐ wén zhāng

什么把柄 做你文章

“and make a fuss about it.”

zhuā wǒ bǎ bǐng jiù shì yào lán zhe bù ràng wǒ men chá CURRENT FOCUS

抓我把柄 就是要 拦着 不让我 们查

“To catch on to me means to stop us from investigating.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiù gèng shuō míng xú jiāng yǒu wèn tí gèng gèng shuō míng

那就更说明 徐江有问题 更更说明

“Then it means even more that there's something wrong with Xu Jiang. And it means much more”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ANALYZING MOTIVE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Grabbing Handles (抓把柄)

The term '把柄' (handle) metaphorically refers to actionable wrongdoing or weaknesses. In Chinese organizational or legal conflicts, exposing a rival's personal flaws is a frequent tactic to derail their professional efforts.

INTENT TAGS: #analysis #confronting_obstruction #deduction #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抓我把柄 SPOKEN CHUNK

find leverage on me; catch my vulnerability

Commonly used in interpersonal conflicts or power struggles when an opponent looks for flaws or mistakes to exploit.

不让我们查 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop us from investigating

A straightforward spoken clause indicating external obstruction preventing an inquiry or review.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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