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《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (35:20) HSK 5
hái shì yào kàn lǐng dǎo nín de yì si

还是要看领导您的意思

“it depends on you.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 35:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhì yú zěn me chú diào

至于怎么除掉

“As for how to get rid of them,”

hái shì yào kàn lǐng dǎo nín de yì si CURRENT FOCUS

还是要看 领导 您的 意思

“it depends on you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ tīng lǐng dǎo de

我听领导的

“I'll listen to you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFERRING TO AUTHORITY
Tone: SUBMISSIVE
Emotion: DEFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You call the shots so you take the blame if things go wrong.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deference to Hierarchy (听领导的)

In Chinese hierarchical environments, subordinates frequently defer explicitly to leaders to show respect and shield themselves from accountability.

INTENT TAGS: #deferring #subservience #loyalty_display #responsibility_shifting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还是要看 SPOKEN CHUNK

it still depends on

Use this phrase to emphasize the decisive factor in any complex decision.

您的意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

your opinion or intention

A polite, deferential way to ask for or refer to a superior's decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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