搁前几年 院里还有正式编制
“A few years back, the hospital had formal staff.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
搁前几年 院里 还有 正式编制
“A few years back, the hospital had formal staff.”
“Now, it's self-funded. We don't even get base pay.”
“We used to have ironclad job security back then, but those golden days are gone.”
Having an official 'bianzhi' represents the coveted 'iron rice bowl' in China; public sector reforms transitioning units to self-funding caused widespread anxiety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back a few years ago / in the past few years
Colloquial Northern Chinese phrasing equivalent to '放在前几年', used when reminiscing or contrasting time periods.
official government/state-allocated quota position
A fundamental socioeconomic term in China referring to tenured, state-guaranteed permanent staff positions.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I work at a public institution as a permanent staff.”
“It's not certain if I'll get a permanent position in the future.”
“He was able to attend court just a couple of days ago.”
“what can you get?”
“When we first came here, there was no courtyard.”
“permanent positions. But since that first six months passed, look at us— what have we been doing?”