要保证 不要阳奉阴违
“You must promise. Don't just pretend to agree,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
知道了
“Got it.”
要 保证 不要 阳奉阴违
“You must promise. Don't just pretend to agree,”
“and then forget my words the next moment.”
“Don't just say yes to shut me up—actually do what I told you.”
In hierarchical or sensitive Chinese relationships, people often offer passive, verbal agreement to avoid immediate conflict, leading superiors to preemptively forbid this tactic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
outwardly complying while inwardly rebelling; lip service
A standard four-character idiom (chengyu) frequently used in personal or professional settings to describe two-faced obedience.
must promise / must guarantee
Used to press someone for a strict personal commitment or pledge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What it means to feign compliance?”
“will disobey His Majesty.”
“No! No! Behave yourself!”
“and not trust one side's words alone."”
“he couldn't break his promise to her.”
“I'll make sure you stay out of it. Is that okay?”