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《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (10:12) HSK 4
jiàn gōng jí tuán tài fù zá le wǒ bù xiǎng ràng tā tāng zhè ge hún shuǐ

建工集团太复杂了 我不想让他蹚这个浑水

“The group is too complicated. I don't want him to get involved in this.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 10:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn qí shí wǒ bù xiǎng ràng tā cān yù tài duō

但其实我不想 让他参与太多

“But actually I don't want him to get involved too much.”

jiàn gōng jí tuán tài fù zá le wǒ bù xiǎng ràng tā tāng zhè ge hún shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

建工 集团 太 复杂了 我不想 让他蹚 这个 浑水

“The group is too complicated. I don't want him to get involved in this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guò liǎng tiān tā yào qù wài dì shàng yī pī xiǎo líng tōng

过两天 他要去外地 上一批小灵通

“He's going out of town in a few days to buy a batch of PHS.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROTECTIVE JUSTIFICATION
Tone: PROTECTIVE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This company is dirty and dangerous; I want him kept clean and out of harm's way.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tang Hunshui (Wading in Muddy Waters)

In Chinese social and corporate spheres, '浑水' symbolizes high-risk, ethically ambiguous networks; experienced mentors or elder brothers often deliberately insulate younger proteges from legal exposure.

INTENT TAGS: #protecting #risk_avoidance #caution #shielding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
蹚浑水 SPOKEN CHUNK

to wade into muddy waters / to get involved in a shady mess

A common idiom describing voluntarily or involuntarily entangling oneself in complex, dubious, or dangerous situations.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an established evaluation or state of affairs regarding the company's complexity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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