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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (03:22) HSK 5
yán gé zūn shǒu gōng sī guī dìng wǎng shàng shēng de

严格遵守公司规定往上升的

“(by strictly following the company rules without toasting?)”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nán dào zhào méi shì kào zhe bù jìng jiǔ

“(Did Zhao Mei really climb the ladder)”

yán gé zūn shǒu gōng sī guī dìng wǎng shàng shēng de CURRENT FOCUS

严格 遵守公司规定 往上升的

“(by strictly following the company rules without toasting?)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù kě néng

不可能

“(Impossible!)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SKEPTICAL QUERY
Tone: CYNICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No one climbs the corporate ladder simply by playing by the book.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hidden Rules vs. Formal Regulations

Reflects cynicism in competitive Chinese workplaces regarding whether formal rules actually dictate promotions over social drinking and patron-client ties.

INTENT TAGS: #cynicism #challenging_assumptions #workplace_politics #doubt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
严格遵守 SPOKEN CHUNK

strictly abide by / comply with

A common professional collocation used for rules, laws, or guidelines.

往上升 SPOKEN CHUNK

climb the ladder / get promoted

A colloquial phrase referring to moving upward in career or corporate hierarchy.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Nominalizes the verb phrase, completing the rhetorical inquiry about the method of achievement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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