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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E5 (05:04) HSK 7
zhè yàng zi kǒng pà bú shì tè bié hǎo dōu shì dōu shì gàn bù ma

这样子恐怕不是特别好 都是 都是干部嘛

“this isn't a good idea. We're all cadres.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 05:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì shū jì wǒ wǒ zhēn de rèn wéi a

不是 书记 我 我真的认为啊

“Wait, Mr. Zheng. I truly believe”

zhè yàng zi kǒng pà bú shì tè bié hǎo dōu shì dōu shì gàn bù ma CURRENT FOCUS

这样 子 恐怕不是特别好 都 是 都 是 干部嘛

“this isn't a good idea. We're all cadres.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men wǒ men bù fú hé chéng xù shì bù hǎo de duì ba

“We shouldn't violate the procedure, right?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HEDGED DISAGREEMENT
Tone: HEDGED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We cannot do this; it undermines our peers and violates standards.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face in Bureaucracy (顾全大局与留面子)

In Chinese administrative environments, disagreement is rarely expressed directly; instead, speakers hedge objections by appealing to common status and procedural propriety.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #polite_refusal #caution #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
恐怕不是特别好 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am afraid this might not be particularly good

A classic indirect hedging phrase used in Chinese workplaces to soften a strong objection.

都是干部 SPOKEN CHUNK

all of us are officials/cadres

Invoked to emphasize mutual status, collective responsibility, or mutual face preservation.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Appeals to an obvious shared consensus or baseline standard to justify the speaker's hesitation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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