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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4 (35:15) HSK 7
zhè bù dàn wǒ dé pī hái dé yì zhí shàng bào dào shì jú

这不但我得批 还得一直上报到市局

“This doesn't just need my approval. It also has to be reported to the Municipal Bureau.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 35:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ nǐ xiǎng zài guó nèi de hù jí zī liào lǐ zhǎo dào zhè ge rén

所以你想在国内的户籍资料里 找到这个人

“So you want to find this person in the household registration system?”

zhè bù dàn wǒ dé pī hái dé yì zhí shàng bào dào shì jú CURRENT FOCUS

这不 但我得批 还得 一直 上报 到市局

“This doesn't just need my approval. It also has to be reported to the Municipal Bureau.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào dàn shì zán men dōu chá dào wǒ wèi shén me ya

“-I know. But we have— -Why should I approve this?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING DIFFICULTIES
Tone: TROUBLED
Emotion: HESITANT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This isn't just up to me; it requires going through multiple bureaucratic levels all the way to the municipal bureau, which makes it extremely risky and difficult.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Municipal Bureau and approval hierarchy

In China's public security system, accessing sensitive data such as household registration records requires strict hierarchical approvals. The 'shi ju' (municipal public security bureau) represents a high administrative authority, and escalating requests up to this level implies cumbersome red tape and strict compliance scrutiny.

INTENT TAGS: #stalling and deflecting #emphasizing procedure #explaining difficulties
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不但……还…… SPOKEN CHUNK

not only... but also...

A correlative conjunction used to show progression or escalation, frequently employed to emphasize the complexity or severity of a situation.

上报 SPOKEN CHUNK

to report to higher authorities or submit to superiors

A common administrative and workplace term highlighting bureaucratic hierarchy and formal approval procedures.

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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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