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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E20 (31:15) HSK 4
gēn guǎn lǐ céng tōng le gè qì

跟管理层通了个气

“I've discussed it with higher-ups”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 31:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn tiān jiù nǐ bèi jǔ bào de zhè jiàn shì qíng

今天就你被举报的这件事情

“Regarding the report filed against you,”

gēn guǎn lǐ céng tōng le gè qì CURRENT FOCUS

跟管理层 通了个气

“I've discussed it with higher-ups”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tīng qǔ le yī xià tā men de yì jiàn

听取了一下他们的意见

“and gathered their input.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPORTING PROCEDURE
Tone: BUREAUCRATIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Higher-ups already know about this, so take this matter very seriously.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tong Qi (Pre-alignment Communication)

In Chinese institutional culture, 'tong qi' (circulating airflow) refers to briefing key stakeholders beforehand to prevent surprises and secure implicit consensus.

INTENT TAGS: #briefing #procedural_warning #escalation #alignment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
通了个气 SPOKEN CHUNK

briefed someone / touched base / gave a heads-up

A classic workplace idiom for informal or preliminary alignment before formal decisions are announced.

管理层 SPOKEN CHUNK

management / executive team

Standard professional vocabulary for corporate leadership.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the briefing action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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