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《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (38:36) HSK 6
shí bù shí jiù dé jǐn jǐn pí

时不时就得紧紧皮

“your subordinates.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 38:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì dài xià miàn de rén a

对待下面的人啊

“You have to be strict to”

shí bù shí jiù dé jǐn jǐn pí CURRENT FOCUS

时不时就得 紧紧皮

“your subordinates.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shěng de ne

省得呢

“Otherwise,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING ADVICE
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to keep your subordinates in line by putting pressure on them regularly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Discipline (Guan Guan)

In traditional Chinese bureaucratic culture, maintaining discipline requires proactive, periodic tightening of rules (紧皮) to prevent insubordination or laziness.

INTENT TAGS: #discipline #management_tactics #warning #instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
时不时 SPOKEN CHUNK

from time to time; occasionally

Used to describe habitual actions that occur intermittently.

紧紧皮 SPOKEN CHUNK

tighten someone's skin; discipline or straighten someone out

A colloquial northern idiom used metaphorically to mean disciplining subordinates or children to prevent complacency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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