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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (05:22) HSK 6
rén jiā de zhǔ rèn shì cháng shèng jiāng jūn háng yè qiáo chǔ

人家的主任 是常胜将军行业翘楚

“Their director is a winning expert, a top figure in the field.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 05:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge jīng qì shén zhuān yè shuǐ píng nà jiào yí gè gāo

“have great energy and professionalism.”

rén jiā de zhǔ rèn shì cháng shèng jiāng jūn háng yè qiáo chǔ CURRENT FOCUS

人家 的 主任 是 常胜将军 行业翘楚

“Their director is a winning expert, a top figure in the field.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā yǒu de shì sī lù hé pò jú bàn fǎ nǐ zhī bù zhī dào

人家有的是思路和破局办法 你知不知道

“They have plenty of strategies and solutions. Do you even realize”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CRITICAL AND COMPARATIVE
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look at their leader compared to you—step up your game!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Comparison as Criticism

Comparing subordinates to external stars ('other people's directors/children') is a pervasive pedagogical and managerial technique in Chinese culture used to spur ambition through loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #comparison #criticism #reproach #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
常胜将军 SPOKEN CHUNK

an ever-victorious general; someone who never loses

Used metaphorically to describe an outstanding professional, lawyer, or leader who consistently succeeds.

行业翘楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

a top talent in the industry; an industry leader

A prestigious idiom used to commend leading figures who stand out above all peers in a field.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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