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《The Knockout》 S1·E34 (17:50) HSK 7
zhào lì dōng bǎ shàng miàn shū tōng dé hái tǐng hǎo

赵立冬把上面 疏通得还挺好

“Zhao Lidong has maintained a good relationship with the higher-ups.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 17:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guān jiàn shì kàn shàng miàn zěn me jué dìng ma

关键是 看上面怎么决定嘛

“The point is the decision of the superiors.”

zhào lì dōng bǎ shàng miàn shū tōng dé hái tǐng hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

赵立冬把上面 疏通 得 还挺 好

“Zhao Lidong has maintained a good relationship with the higher-ups.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gū jì zhè jié guǒ yě gǎi biàn bù liǎo le

估计这结果 也改变不了了

“I guess the result is hard to change.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CYNICAL ASSESSMENT
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He has pulled strings with the bosses, so fighting this decision is completely pointless.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shutong (Greasing the Wheels / Mediating Channels)

Refers to the informal practice of cultivating interpersonal channels to ease formal administrative processes or secure favorable official decisions.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #insinuation #fatalism #political_maneuvering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
疏通 SPOKEN CHUNK

to clear obstacles; to lobby; to grease the wheels

Literally meaning to unblock a channel, it metaphorically refers to using connections or gifts to smooth relations with superiors.

上面 SPOKEN CHUNK

higher-ups; upper management; superior authorities

A common institutional euphemism referring vaguely to leadership or higher administrative levels without naming specific bosses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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