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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E24 (02:34) HSK 5
zhè háng yè jiù zhè me dà dī tóu bú jiàn tái tóu jiàn de

这行业就这么大 低头不见抬头见的

“This industry is small. We always run into each other.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 02:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gāng cái jiù méi shuō huǎng ma

“but weren't you lying just now?”

zhè háng yè jiù zhè me dà dī tóu bú jiàn tái tóu jiàn de CURRENT FOCUS

这行业就这么大 低头不见抬头见 的

“This industry is small. We always run into each other.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù suàn dà jiā zhī dào tā zài hú shuō yě bù yuàn yì gěi zì jǐ zhǎo má fán

“Even if everyone knows he's lying, no one wants to get in trouble.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: PRAGMATIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't make an enemy out of him; you are bound to run into him again in this circle.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preserving Harmony in Small Circles (低头不见抬头见)

Chinese professional culture strongly discourages burning bridges because professional networks are close-knit, meaning personal conflicts frequently carry long-term career liabilities.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #saving_face #career_advice #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
低头不见抬头见 SPOKEN CHUNK

inevitably running into each other / bound to cross paths

A classic Chinese idiom used to describe tight social or professional circles where avoidance is impossible.

就这么大 SPOKEN CHUNK

only this big / limited in size

Emphasizes the narrow scope or limited boundaries of a social or business circle.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms a factual reality and reinforces certainty about inevitable future interactions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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