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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (37:50) HSK 4
kàn kàn shàng miàn shì shén me tài dù

看看上面是什么态度

“to see what the higher-ups think about it.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 37:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men ne xiān gēn shěng lǐ de lǐng dǎo ne tōng tōng qì

“You talk to the leaders in the provincial government first”

kàn kàn shàng miàn shì shén me tài dù CURRENT FOCUS

看看 上面是 什么态度

“to see what the higher-ups think about it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jiàn shì qíng wǒ men yǐ jīng gēn shěng wěi huì bào guò le xiàn zài zhèng zài děng dài

这件事情我们已经 跟省委汇报过了 现在正在等待

“We've already reported it to the Provincial Party Committee and are now”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not make any independent moves until we know how the top leadership wants to handle this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reporting and Superiors' Stance (看上级态度)

In hierarchical Chinese organizations, navigating policy hinges on understanding the 'attitude' of top leaders before taking initiatives to avoid political risk.

INTENT TAGS: #gauging_intentions #caution #hierarchy #procedural_guidance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
上面 SPOKEN CHUNK

higher authorities; superiors; top leadership

Ubiquitous in organizational and administrative contexts to refer to higher management or government tiers.

是什么态度 SPOKEN CHUNK

what the stance/attitude is

Used when probing how decision-makers view an issue before committing to a strategy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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