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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4 (29:01) HSK 5
zhè bú shì chāi tā tái ma jiù shì a

这不是拆他台吗 就是啊

“aren't you undermining him? Exactly.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 29:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lín xiàn zhǎng ràng wǒ men ān pái kǎo chá lù xiàn nǐ men ān pái dé zhè me gāo

“County Mayor Lin asked us to arrange the inspection route. You set it up at such a high altitude,”

zhè bú shì chāi tā tái ma jiù shì a CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 拆他台 吗 就是啊

“aren't you undermining him? Exactly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì zhǎng shuō dé duì nà me gāo tā men néng shòu dé le ma

“The Captain is right. It's so high. Can they handle it?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING DECISION
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are setting the boss up for failure, which will get us all in trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protecting Leadership Face (Chaitai)

In Chinese organizational culture, embarrassing a superior in front of guests or failing to anticipate practical difficulties is considered a serious breach of professional loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #warning #concurrence #workplace_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
拆台 SPOKEN CHUNK

to undercut; to pull the rug out from under someone

A very common colloquial idiom used when someone's action undermines another person's plans or public face.

就是啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

exactly; that's so true

Used to strongly agree with someone else's assessment or complaint.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that expects strong agreement.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional emphasis to reinforce agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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