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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (08:03) HSK 6
nǐ zhè shì bù wù zhèng yè bù hǎo hǎo zài zì jǐ de gōng zuò gǎng wèi shàng

你这是不务正业 不好好在自己的工作岗位上

“You're neglecting your duty. Instead of staying at your post”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 08:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè shì hào yì wù láo hào yì wù láo

“You're being hazy! You mean lazy?”

nǐ zhè shì bù wù zhèng yè bù hǎo hǎo zài zì jǐ de gōng zuò gǎng wèi shàng CURRENT FOCUS

你这是 不务正业 不好 好在 自己的 工作 岗位 上

“You're neglecting your duty. Instead of staying at your post”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiàn shè shè huì zhǔ yì nǐ zhè kē luó sī dīng shēng xiù le

“to build socialism, a screw like you has rusted.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING SUBORDINATE
Tone: AUTHORITARIAN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop wasting time on personal distractions and stick to what you were officially assigned to do.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei (Work Unit) Discipline and the Screw Spirit

In socialist era China, individuals were expected to act as dedicated 'screws' (luosiding) serving the collective without straying from assigned posts, making the accusation of 'neglecting proper duties' an ideological offense.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #ideological_criticism #disciplining #authority_assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不务正业 SPOKEN CHUNK

neglecting one's proper occupation; fooling around instead of doing real work

A formal idiom used to censure someone for side activities that detract from their primary responsibilities.

工作岗位 SPOKEN CHUNK

work post; assigned position

A standard institutional term referring to an employee's official station or job assignment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

6 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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