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《The Knockout》 S1·E8 (32:09) HSK 4
shì nǐ zhè shēn jǐng fú hái néng bǎo de zhù bǎo bú zhù de wèn tí

是你这身警服 还能保得住 保不住的问题

“It's about whether you can still keep your police uniform.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 32:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài bú shì wǒ men yào bù yào shēng guān yào bù yào quán lì de wèn tí

“it's not about whether I can get promoted and more power.”

shì nǐ zhè shēn jǐng fú hái néng bǎo de zhù bǎo bú zhù de wèn tí CURRENT FOCUS

是你 这身警服 还能 保得住 保不住 的问题

“It's about whether you can still keep your police uniform.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú dé qīng shān zài bù pà méi chái shāo jiǎn chá yuàn zhèng zài diào chá nǐ

留得青山在 不怕没柴烧 检察院正在调查你

“As long as you're still in your position, there's hope. The procuratorate is now investigating you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ISSUING WARNING
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wake up! You are on the verge of getting fired and locked up, stop caring about promotions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metonymy of the Uniform (Tiezhaowan / Uniform)

In Chinese public service, the uniform symbolizes not just a job, but one's legal status, integrity, and lifelong livelihood; 'losing the uniform' means total career disgrace.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reality_check #career_crisis #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
保得住 SPOKEN CHUNK

able to keep/preserve/save

A potential complement structure indicating the feasibility of preserving an asset or status.

这身警服 SPOKEN CHUNK

this police uniform

Metonymy for one's job, honor, and legal standing as a law enforcement officer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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