千万不能违反国家规定 这个事情 你们都不知道吗
“You must be careful not to violate regulations." None of you knew about this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“"Your wife runs this factory. You must be careful not to violate regulations."”
千万不能 违反国家规定 这个 事情 你们 都不知道 吗
“You must be careful not to violate regulations." None of you knew about this?”
我们不知道啊 我也不知道的 那郑书记知道吗
“We had no idea. I didn't know. Does Mr. Zheng know?”
“You cannot play dumb about breaking government rules; you should have known better.”
In Chinese bureaucratic and public-sector operations, adhering strictly to official national policies (国家规定) is an absolute political baseline where plausible deniability offers little protection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must under no circumstances / on no account
A strong negative modal expression used to give emphatic warnings or prohibitions.
violate national regulations
Formal standard phrasing used in legal, bureaucratic, and compliance contexts.
Forms a rhetorical question that carries strong interrogation and skepticism.
