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《The Lead》 S1·E20 (31:45) HSK 5
chě pí zhēng jué sè

扯皮 争角色

“fighting over roles.”

《The Lead》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 31:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán kě yǐ bù lǐ huì zhè cún jiā bān yě kě yǐ bù guǎn zhè xiē wá

咱可以不理会这存家班 也可以不管这些娃

“We can ignore the Cunjia Troupe issue and not care about those kids”

chě pí zhēng jué sè CURRENT FOCUS

扯皮 争角色

“fighting over roles.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shuō xiàn zài

就说现在

“Right now, for”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SUMMARIZING CONFLICT
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chepi (Petty Squabbling)

The term 'chepi' captures useless bureaucratic or interpersonal squabbling where parties shirk duties and fight over personal gains rather than collective progress.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #summary #blunt_assessment #exasperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
扯皮 SPOKEN CHUNK

To bicker, wrangle, or pass the buck endlessly

A very common colloquial term to criticize unproductive disputes, bureaucratic red tape, or internal squabbling.

争角色 SPOKEN CHUNK

Compete / vie for roles

Commonly used in performance and creative arts contexts to describe actors fighting over casting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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