裴总觉得被冒犯了
“Do you feel offended, Mr. Pei?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that you're so blunt, Ms. Hu.”
裴 总觉得 被冒犯 了
“Do you feel offended, Mr. Pei?”
我只是很惊讶
“I'm just surprised.”
“Did I offend you, or are you just not used to people talking straight to you?”
In Chinese business culture, lower-status partners usually flatter superiors; bluntly asking an executive if they feel offended challenges standard face-saving conventions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
feels offended
A modern phrasing adapted into spoken Chinese to call out discomfort or boundary violations directly.
Indicates a newly perceived state of being offended.