主任 主任
“Director. Director?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What is it? Why have you come here to find me?”
主任 主任
“Director. Director?”
我怎么有一种不祥的预感呢
“Why do I have a bad feeling about this?”
“Director, listen to me quickly, something serious has come up!”
In Chinese workplace hierarchy, addressing superiors by their professional title rather than their given name is standard etiquette that demonstrates institutional respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
director; department head
A very common institutional job title used in Chinese workplaces, hospitals, schools, and government offices to address superiors respectfully.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ms. Liu! Get in!”
“Call him Director. Director. Director Huang. How many times must I say it?”
“Okay, Director. I will definitely work hard.”
“Even the Director would have to go.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“-Director! Director! -Hello, Director! Go ahead and take it. Why are you hiding it?”