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《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (32:31) HSK 7
zǎo shuō le gāo qǐ qiáng bù hǎo rě gōng chéng gěi tā men gàn

早说了高启强不好惹 工程给他们干

“I told you Gao Qiqiang is not to be trifled with. Why can't we just give him the project”

《The Knockout》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 32:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiān shuō

我先说

“I'll be the first.”

zǎo shuō le gāo qǐ qiáng bù hǎo rě gōng chéng gěi tā men gàn CURRENT FOCUS

早说了 高启强 不好惹 工程给他们干

“I told you Gao Qiqiang is not to be trifled with. Why can't we just give him the project”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men jiǎn xiàn chéng de bù hǎo ma

咱们捡现成的不好吗

“and profit from it?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ADVISING CAUTION
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off before he destroys us; it is not worth risking our lives.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Power Dynamics

In competitive local markets, acknowledging someone as 'not to be provoked' reflects practical survival strategies over direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #risk_avoidance #pragmatism #concession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不好惹 SPOKEN CHUNK

not someone to mess with; formidable

Use this spoken idiom to warn someone that an adversary is dangerous, vindictive, or powerful.

早说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I told you so; I said this long ago

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express mild irritation when previous advice was unheeded.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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