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《The Knockout》 S1·E22 (15:16) HSK 7
yǐ hòu zhuān xīn gōng zuò bié lǎo dīng zhe lǐng dǎo

以后专心工作 别老盯着领导

“focus on your work and stop staring at your superiors.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 15:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhào shì zhǎng ràng wǒ gěi nǐ dài jù huà

赵市长让我给你带句话

“Mayor Zhao asked me to tell you to”

yǐ hòu zhuān xīn gōng zuò bié lǎo dīng zhe lǐng dǎo CURRENT FOCUS

以后专心 工作 别老盯着 领导

“focus on your work and stop staring at your superiors.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒng xiǎng gǎo chū diǎn fēng làng lái yě bú shì shén me hǎo shì

“It won't be good for you to find out something.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING
Tone: REPRIMANDING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Know your place and stop digging into leadership, or you will face serious repercussions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Deference (Shang Xia Zhi Fen)

In Chinese institutional systems, openly questioning or investigating superiors directly violates hierarchy and is seen as insubordination unless formally mandated.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reprimand #hierarchical_pressure #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
专心工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

focus on your job

Used to tell someone to mind their own duties rather than meddling in unrelated or sensitive affairs.

盯 SPOKEN CHUNK

to watch closely; to keep tabs on

A vivid colloquial verb indicating relentless scrutiny or surveillance of someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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