《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (12:36)
HSK 1
wǒ xiǎng zuò gè hé shì lǎo
我想做个和事佬
“I want to be a peacemaker.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 12:36
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ jiù xiǎng zhí shuō le nín zhǐ shì
我就想直说了 您指示
“I'll just be frank. What is your order?”
wǒ xiǎng zuò gè hé shì lǎo
CURRENT FOCUS
我想做个 和事佬
“I want to be a peacemaker.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
gōng chéng yào zuò xià qù
工程要做下去
“For the project to continue,”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
OFFERING MEDIATION
Tone:
DIPLOMATIC
Emotion:
EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Heshilao (Peacemaker Culture)
In Chinese business and social disputes, a neutral third party (和事佬) often steps in to preserve collective harmony and allow practical work to resume without formal litigation.
INTENT TAGS:
#mediation
#peacemaking
#reconciliation
#diplomacy
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
做个和事佬
SPOKEN CHUNK
act as a peacemaker; mediate a dispute
An idiomatic colloquial phrase used when intervening between two conflicting parties to smooth things over.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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