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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E17 (29:30) HSK 7
dāng lǎo bǎn de zhǎng kòng yù zhè me qiáng dāng xīn yě liú bú zhù rén a

当老板的掌控欲这么强 当心也留不住人啊

“Being so controlling as a boss, be careful—you might end up losing your employees too.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 29:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù yòng shén me shì dōu gēn nǐ huì bào ba

不用什么事都跟你汇报吧

“between Ms. Hu and me to you, do I?”

dāng lǎo bǎn de zhǎng kòng yù zhè me qiáng dāng xīn yě liú bú zhù rén a CURRENT FOCUS

当老板 的 掌控欲 这么强 当心 也 留不住人 啊

“Being so controlling as a boss, be careful—you might end up losing your employees too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suī rán yǔ zǒng jīn tiān tí chū le xīn de fāng àn dàn yě bù fáng ài hú xiǎo jiě

虽然宇总今天提出了新的方案 但也不妨碍胡小姐

“Although Mr. Xiao proposed a new plan today, it doesn't take away from the fact”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADMONISHING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are micromanaging and suffocating everyone; back off before you alienate your whole team.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Critique of Leadership

Directly calling out a boss's 'desire for control' represents a sharp breach of conventional deference, indicating acute workplace friction or equal standing between founders.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #critique #pushback #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
掌控欲 SPOKEN CHUNK

desire for control; micro-managerial tendency

Commonly used in workplace and relationship contexts to describe someone who needs to dictate every detail.

留不住人 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to retain staff/people

A standard business colloquialism referring to high employee turnover caused by poor leadership or working conditions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an advisory, warning, or persuasive weight to the cautionary remark.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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