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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E12 (43:14) HSK 6
xīn zhí kǒu kuài cháng cháng yě huì bèi bié rén dāng qiāng shǐ a

心直口快常常也会被别人当枪使啊

“Being too outspoken can often lead to you being used by others.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 43:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhí chǎng rú zhàn chǎng

职场如战场

“The workplace is a battlefield.”

xīn zhí kǒu kuài cháng cháng yě huì bèi bié rén dāng qiāng shǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

心直口快 常常 也会 被别人当枪使 啊

“Being too outspoken can often lead to you being used by others.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me yì si a

什么意思啊

“What do you mean?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being so naive and outspoken; people are manipulating you to do their dirty work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Sophistication (城府与防人之心)

In Chinese organizational culture, transparency is often seen as vulnerability, and workers are frequently cautioned against being too candid lest others exploit them.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #mentoring #workplace_advice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
心直口快 SPOKEN CHUNK

frank and outspoken; wearing one's heart on one's sleeve

Used to describe someone who speaks their mind immediately without filtering their thoughts, often leading to unintended trouble.

当枪使 SPOKEN CHUNK

used as a pawn or scapegoat

A vivid colloquial idiom meaning someone is manipulating you into attacking someone else or taking the heat on their behalf.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the advisory statement while adding an earnest, persuasive weight to the reminder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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