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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (05:57) HSK 7
jiù gēn nǐ men zhǔ biān tōng le qì

就跟你们主编通了气

“gave your editor-in-chief a heads-up.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 05:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì yào kǎo lǜ lì shuì shōu rù de suǒ yǐ lǎo huáng ne

“he must consider tax revenue. So, Huang”

jiù gēn nǐ men zhǔ biān tōng le qì CURRENT FOCUS

就跟你们主编 通了气

“gave your editor-in-chief a heads-up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge

这个

“You need”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REVEALING BACKCHANNEL COORDINATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your boss already knows and agreed, so back off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tongqi (Internal Pre-alignment)

In Chinese bureaucratic and institutional culture, 'tongqi' refers to privately reaching mutual consensus between leaders before public discussions occur.

INTENT TAGS: #coordination #subtle_pressure #informing #pulling_rank
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
通了气 SPOKEN CHUNK

touched base; communicated informally behind the scenes

A colloquial idiom used when parties align or compare notes prior to official actions.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the action, signaling that the coordination is already a settled matter.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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