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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E15 (12:50) HSK 5
zǒng bù huì jué de wǒ men yǒu shén me xīn xū

总部 会觉得我们有什么心虚

“headquarters would think we're hiding something.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 12:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào bù rán de huà

要不然的话

“Otherwise,”

zǒng bù huì jué de wǒ men yǒu shén me xīn xū CURRENT FOCUS

总部 会 觉得 我们 有什么 心虚

“headquarters would think we're hiding something.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba hǎo ba

好吧好吧

“Alright.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: VOICING CONCERN
Tone: ADVISORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If we do that, corporate will think we are hiding something and start investigating us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Suspicion from Above (Jibi)

In Chinese corporate hierarchies, avoiding the appearance of impropriety (avoiding suspicion from headquarters) is often prioritized over proving actual innocence later.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #risk_avoidance #persuasion #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
心虚 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a guilty conscience or lacking confidence due to guilt

Commonly describes someone feeling nervous or evasive because they secretly know they did something wrong.

要不然的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

otherwise; or else

A frequent conversational transition used to introduce a negative consequence if the current condition is not met.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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