《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (25:21)
HSK 7
gāi chū shǒu de shí hòu bù gǎn chū shǒu
该出手的时候不敢出手
“Hesitate to act when action is required.”
《The Glamorous Night》
S1·E22
TIMECODE: 25:21
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
gāi hěn xīn de shí hòu hěn bù xià xīn
“Can't be ruthless when you need to be.”
gāi chū shǒu de shí hòu bù gǎn chū shǒu
CURRENT FOCUS
该出手的时候不敢出手
“Hesitate to act when action is required.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nán chéng dà qì
难成大器
“You'll never amount to much.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
CRITICIZING CHARACTER
Tone:
JUDGMENTAL
Emotion:
CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are a coward who freezes whenever it really counts.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Decisiveness in Chinese Success Philosophy
Chinese business and leadership culture heavily prizes 'guoduan' (decisiveness) and 'chushou' (bold action); hesitating during critical opportunities is seen as a fatal flaw.
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#criticism
#reproach
#admonishment
#evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
该出手的时候
SPOKEN CHUNK
when it's time to take action / at the crucial moment to strike
A common rhetorical framing meaning 'when decisive intervention or action is required'.
不敢出手
SPOKEN CHUNK
dare not take action / too timid to make a move
Used to criticize someone for failing to act boldly due to fear or hesitation.
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