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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (32:47) HSK 5
zài tōng guò xiàn lǐ bào dào shì lǐ sòng dào shěng lǐ

再通过县里报到市里 送到省里

“before sending it up from the county to the city and then to the province,”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 32:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì děng zhěng lǐ chū wán shàn de bào gào

但是 等整理出完善的报告

“But, if we wait to finish a full report”

zài tōng guò xiàn lǐ bào dào shì lǐ sòng dào shěng lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

再通过县里 报到市里 送到省里

“before sending it up from the county to the city and then to the province,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài màn le

太慢了

“it'll take way too long.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING PROCEDURE
Tone: FACTUAL
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Following the proper chain of command means this will take forever.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Administrative Hierarchy (Tiao-Kuai)

Official administrative reports in China strictly follow vertical bureaucratic ladders (county -> city -> province), often creating procedural gridlock in urgent situations.

INTENT TAGS: #procedural_explanation #bureaucracy #escalation #deliberation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再通过 SPOKEN CHUNK

and then via / subsequently passing through

Used to denote a sequential intermediary step in a process.

报到 SPOKEN CHUNK

submit a report up to (a higher authority)

Essential administrative vocabulary for escalating issues up an organizational hierarchy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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