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《Agent from Above》 S1·E4 (15:55) HSK 7
shuō bái le nǐ men zhǐ shì bù xiǎng nòng zāng zì jǐ de shǒu

说白了 你们只是不想弄脏自己的手

“I think you guys just don't want to get your hands dirty.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 15:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú guǒ liù fàn gēn wǒ yòng zhēn shēn dǎ nà jiù shì jiè mò rì gē

如果六梵跟我用真身打 那就世界末日咯

“It'd be catastrophic if we fight in our true forms. The world ends.”

shuō bái le nǐ men zhǐ shì bù xiǎng nòng zāng zì jǐ de shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

说白了 你们 只是 不想 弄脏 自己的 手

“I think you guys just don't want to get your hands dirty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rán hòu wǒ men jiù huó gāi qù sǐ

然后我们就活该去死

“But it's fine if we die.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING HYPOCRISY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are hypocrites who sacrifice us so you can keep your hands clean.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Unmasking Hypocrisy (Demanding Honesty)

Using '说白了' signals an abrupt shift from diplomatic ambiguity to direct confrontation, stripping away the polite pretense of moral superiority.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #calling_out #condemnation #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说白了 SPOKEN CHUNK

to put it bluntly; in plain terms

A ubiquitous conversational discourse marker used to cut through fluff and present the unvarnished truth.

弄脏自己的手 SPOKEN CHUNK

get one's hands dirty

Metaphorical idiom referring to taking blame, doing distasteful deeds, or committing sins directly.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals completion within the fixed connective idiom '说白了'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
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