《COURT!》 S1·E7 (38:36)
HSK 7
zhè zhǒng shì shàng tou yě bú shì bù qīng chǔ
这种事上头也不是不清楚
“The higher-ups know”
《COURT!》
S1·E7
TIMECODE: 38:36
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ bù chū tóu xíng ma
我不出头行吗
“How could I not step in?”
zhè zhǒng shì shàng tou yě bú shì bù qīng chǔ
CURRENT FOCUS
这种事 上头 也不是不 清楚
“The higher-ups know”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men zài zhōng jiān yǒu duō wéi nán
我们在中间有多为难
“how difficult our position is.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
HEDGING
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The bosses know what is going on, so why should I be the scapegoat who brings it up?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Organizational Self-preservation (明哲保身)
Lower- or middle-tier employees often avoid taking the initiative on sensitive issues when superiors already tacitly understand the dilemma but choose inaction.
INTENT TAGS:
#deflection
#justification
#self_defense
#caution
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
上头
SPOKEN CHUNK
higher-ups / superiors / top management
A colloquial term used in workplaces and bureaucracies to refer to senior authorities.
也不是不清楚
SPOKEN CHUNK
not as if they do not know / are quite aware
A double negative construction used to tactfully imply that someone is actually fully aware.
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4 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《COURT!》 S1·E7 (38:36) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus