干活不要太卖力
“and don't overexert yourself."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
少吃油腻的
“Eat less greasy food,”
干活 不要太 卖力
“and don't overexert yourself."”
他这样跟我说的
“That's what he told me.”
“Take it easy and protect your health; no job is worth exhausting yourself over.”
In contemporary Chinese workplace discourse, advising peers not to overexert themselves reflects a counter-cultural critique of relentless overwork and a focus on personal health.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to do manual work, to work on tasks
A colloquial term widely used for performing physical labor or daily tasks.
to exert oneself fully, to put in maximum effort
Commonly used to describe working with all one's strength, often paired with '干' or '做'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and can't do any proper work.”
“I would lose my job.”
“A temporary job beats no job.”
“Don't work too hard.”