怎么了 这么晚 坐
“It's late. What is it? Sit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
林晚 来 进来
“Lin Wan, come in.”
怎么了 这么晚 坐
“It's late. What is it? Sit.”
“Mr. Zhou, I've decided to resign.”
“Something must be wrong for you to come find me this late. Tell me what happened.”
Approaching a leader privately after hours in Chinese corporate culture usually signals a highly sensitive, critical personal decision, such as resignation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what happened / what's wrong
A highly frequent colloquial inquiry used whenever sensing an unexpected situation or someone looking troubled.
this late
Often used as an observation to hint that an event or visit is happening at an unusually late hour.