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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17 (16:48) HSK 7
nǐ dào tǐng gù quán dà jú de

你倒挺顾全大局的

“You really see the bigger picture.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 16:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dé fú cóng zǔ zhī ān pái

我得服从组织安排

“I had to follow the organization's orders.”

nǐ dào tǐng gù quán dà jú de CURRENT FOCUS

你倒挺 顾全大局 的

“You really see the bigger picture.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiē xià lái zěn me bàn

那接下来怎么办

“So what's next?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: IRONIC COMMENTING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You act so noble by prioritizing the group, but you are just letting them push you around.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Big Picture Mindset (Da Ju Guan)

Prioritizing the collective good over personal grievance is a foundational collectivist expectation in Chinese organizational life, though peers may view unconditional compliance as overly submissive.

INTENT TAGS: #mockery #teasing #challenging_compliance #evaluating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
顾全大局 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take the big picture into consideration; to put collective interests first

A frequent idiom often praised in official contexts, but sometimes used with mild irony in private talks when someone sacrifices their personal interest.

倒挺 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually quite; rather (contrary to expectations)

Used before an adjective or verb to express mild surprise, contrast, or subtle ironic commentary.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces an affirmative stance or evaluative judgment on the listener's character.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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