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《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (20:27) HSK 4
wǒ kàn zhe tā nà ge yàng zi wǒ hài pà tā chū shì

我看着他那个样子 我害怕他出事

“Seeing him like that, I was afraid something would happen to him.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 20:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù wèi le hé xiǎo lù dòu qì
就为了和小陆斗气 →

“just to rub it in Lu's face.”

wǒ kàn zhe tā nà ge yàng zi wǒ hài pà tā chū shì CURRENT FOCUS

我看 着他 那个 样子 我害怕 他 出事

“Seeing him like that, I was afraid something would happen to him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù ràng tā xiān zàn shí tíng zhí le

我就让他先暂时停职了

“I had him temporarily suspended.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING PROTECTIVE MOTIVES
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Paternalistic Leadership (家长式领导)

Chinese leadership often blends formal administrative power with parental protective care, prioritizing a subordinate's safety over rigid bureaucratic discipline.

INTENT TAGS: #concern #justification #protection #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出事 SPOKEN CHUNK

have an accident / something bad happens

A common colloquial expression used broadly to describe accidents, mental breakdowns, or legal troubles.

那个样子 SPOKEN CHUNK

in that state / looking like that

Refers back to a specific observable state or emotional distress previously discussed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
我就是担心 他会不会出什么事啊
《轧戏》
90% Match
我就是担心 他会不会出什么事啊
wǒ jiù shì dān xīn tā huì bú huì chū shén me shì a

“I'm just worried that something might have happened to him.”

我看着都提心吊胆的
《方圆八百米》
88% Match
我看着都提心吊胆的
wǒ kàn zhe dōu tí xīn diào dǎn de

“It makes me nervous just watching.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (20:27) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus