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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7 (39:14) HSK 7
shuō shén me guān liáo zhǔ yì zuò fēng zhē teng dāng shì rén

说什么官僚主义作风 折腾当事人

“They'd have called us bureaucratic and made it difficult.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 39:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng bù tiáo jiě ma bù shàng diào jiě shì wǒ men yě huì bèi tóu sù

能不调解吗 不上调解室 我们也会被投诉

“How could we not mediate? If we'd refused, we would've been reported anyway.”

shuō shén me guān liáo zhǔ yì zuò fēng zhē teng dāng shì rén CURRENT FOCUS

说什么 官僚主义作风 折腾 当事人

“They'd have called us bureaucratic and made it difficult.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng rán le nà yàng yě bǐ xiàn zài de jié guǒ hǎo

当然了 那样也比现在的结果好

“True. Even that would be better than this.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING CONSTRAINT
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We had no choice; if we had skipped mediation, they would have filed a formal complaint accusing us of dereliction of duty.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Accountability and Public Complaints (Tousu)

Frontline public servants in China face intense scrutiny from official complaint channels, creating pressure to follow rigid procedural safeguards to avoid accusations of bureaucracy.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #defensiveness #venting #compliance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
官僚主义作风 SPOKEN CHUNK

bureaucratic style/conduct

A common institutional criticism in Chinese public administration referring to red tape, rigid attitudes, and indifference to public needs.

折腾当事人 SPOKEN CHUNK

tossing/tormenting the involved parties around

Used to describe causing unnecessary hassle or trouble to citizens or clients through complex procedural delays.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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