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《The Knockout》 S1·E18 (27:16) HSK 7
bú huì bàn shì rě yī duī má fán

不会办事 惹一堆麻烦

“can't do things well and caused a lot of trouble,”

《The Knockout》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 27:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí shí nín shuō wǒ zhè bǎ suì shù zǎo jiù gāi tuì xiū le zhè nián qīng rén nǎ

其实您说我这把岁数 早就该退休了 这年轻人哪

“Actually, I should be retired at this age. Young people nowadays”

bú huì bàn shì rě yī duī má fán CURRENT FOCUS

不会办事 惹 一堆 麻烦

“can't do things well and caused a lot of trouble,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù jiù dé chū lái tì tā men bǎ chí bǎ chí shì shì shì

我不就得出来 替他们把持把持 是是是

“I have to come out to help them. Yes!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING COMPETENCE
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“These kids are incompetent, so I am forced to stay in power to clean up their mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seniority and Indispensability

In Chinese bureaucratic and corporate culture, senior figures often publicly lament their inability to retire, subtly signaling their indispensable role and reluctance to surrender power to younger generations.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #justification #self_importance #complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不会办事 SPOKEN CHUNK

inept at handling practical affairs or navigating workplace etiquette

Commonly used in professional and bureaucratic contexts to criticize someone's lack of tact, competence, or social savvy.

惹一堆麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

cause a whole bunch of trouble

A colloquial phrase used when someone's poor decisions create numerous complications for others.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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