在县里边 这上千人的干部大会
“I wasn't even afraid of speaking in front of thousands of cadres.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've met more than one senior official.”
在县里边 这上千人的干部大会
“I wasn't even afraid of speaking in front of thousands of cadres.”
“I wasn't even afraid of speaking in front of thousands of cadres. Is it the same?”
“I've handled massive crowds of important officials before, so this is nothing to me.”
In Chinese administrative and state-owned systems, cadre meetings carry significant formal weight, and speaking before them confers social status.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cadre plenary meeting / general assembly of officials
A common institutional term in Chinese bureaucracy describing large official assemblies.
over a thousand people
Used to quantify large crowds, placing '上' before numbers to mean 'up to' or 'over'.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“offended thousands of cadres county-wide.”
“he knew the county officials well.”
“The county has mobilized almost everyone these past few days,”
“So today, he's apologizing to all county cadres.”
“there won't be any room left for negotiation between the county leadership team and the higher-ups.”
“the cadres from both the town and the county have signed the letter of intent.”