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把柄

bǎ bǐng
HSK 7

English Meaning

handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
抓我把柄 就是要拦着 不让我们查
HSK 7 00:03
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1. PREVIOUS

什么把柄 做你文章

“and make a fuss about it.”

“To catch on to me means to stop us from investigating.”

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那就更说明 徐江有问题 更更说明

“Then it means even more that there's something wrong with Xu Jiang. And it means much more”

《狂飙》 · legal_and_police
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顾七要的是把柄
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You are focusing on the wrong motive—he is playing a much deeper blackmail game.”

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不

“No.”

“Gu Qi only wanted leverage.”

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只有凶手

“Only the killer”

《大唐迷雾》 · legal_and_police
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那 那让人抓住把柄了
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't blame me for holding back; if we hit first, they'd have used it to ruin us.”

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万一咱先动手了

“If we strike first,”

“they'll have leverage against us.”

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你今儿不是拿板砖了吗

“Didn't you pick up a brick today?”

《冬去春来》 · crisis_and_conflict
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