《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (23:31)
HSK 6
shǒu dǐ xià rén gàn huó mǎ hǔ
手底下人干活马虎
“They work sloppily.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 23:31
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
méi diū
没丢
“We didn't lose it in the first place.”
shǒu dǐ xià rén gàn huó mǎ hǔ
CURRENT FOCUS
手底下人 干活马虎
“They work sloppily.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
diào huò jì lù méi gǎo qīng chǔ
调货记录没搞清楚
“So they misunderstood the transfer record.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is just sloppy record-keeping by junior staff, not theft or embezzlement; don't dig deeper.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Passing the Buck (Shuaiguo)
In hierarchical corporate or bureaucratic contexts, blaming the sloppiness of underlings ('手底下人') is a standard deflection technique to protect leadership from culpability during audits.
INTENT TAGS:
#blaming
#deflection
#downplaying
#excuse
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
手底下人
SPOKEN CHUNK
the subordinates; the staff working under someone
A common managerial idiom used to designate one's direct team or junior staff.
干活马虎
SPOKEN CHUNK
sloppy at work; careless when handling tasks
A very frequent spoken critique used to describe careless errors or lack of attention to detail.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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