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《The Knockout》 S1·E21 (26:07) HSK 4
jiàn gōng jí tuán nǐ dǒng ma nà lǐ miàn de shuǐ yǒu duō shēn nǐ zhī bù zhī dào

建工集团你懂吗 那里面的水有多深 你知不知道

“Do you really know how Construction Engineering Group is like? Do you know how complex it is in the group? Do you know...”

《The Knockout》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 26:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng lián lián tuì lù dōu méi yǒu shì bú shì nǐ shuō de

“We couldn't burn our bridges like that. Didn't you say that? Do you really know how Construction Engineering Group is like?”

jiàn gōng jí tuán nǐ dǒng ma nà lǐ miàn de shuǐ yǒu duō shēn nǐ zhī bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

建工 集团 你懂吗 那里面的 水有多深 你知不知道

“Do you really know how Construction Engineering Group is like? Do you know how complex it is in the group? Do you know...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài wǒ wǒ xiàn zài xiǎng chū lái dōu chū bù lái le

“-Now... -that I can't even get out even if I want to?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no idea what dangerous trap you are walking into; you are in way over your head.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Metaphor of 'Deep Water' (Shui Shen)

In Chinese business and politics, 'deep water' signifies hidden alliances, unspoken rules, and illicit corruption risks where amateurs easily drown.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #interrogation #rebuke #expressing_danger
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
水有多深 SPOKEN CHUNK

how deep the water is / how complex and murky things are

A ubiquitous metaphor for corrupt, dangerous, opaque networks or hidden complications.

你知不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you even realize / do you have any idea

Used rhetorically to stress the listener's ignorance or lack of awareness in an argument.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical interrogative that questions the interlocutor's awareness rather than seeking simple information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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