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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E20 (12:20) HSK 7
jiù shì wèi le zǎn zhèng jì wǎng shàng shēng

就是为了攒政绩 往上升

“just to build my record and get promoted?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 12:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì bú shì jué de wǒ gǎo jīng jì kāi fā qū

你是不是觉得 我搞经济开发区

“Do you think I'm setting up the Economic Development Zone”

jiù shì wèi le zǎn zhèng jì wǎng shàng shēng CURRENT FOCUS

就是为了 攒政绩 往上升

“just to build my record and get promoted?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié rén kě néng huì zhè me xiǎng nǐ

别人可能会这么想你

“Others might think that of you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROBING OPINION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INSECURITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell me you don't actually think I'm just a selfish career politician.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhengji (Political Achievement Metrics)

In China's civil service system, local officials are evaluated on tangible economic and infrastructure results; 'accumulating political achievements' often implies pursuing flashy projects for promotion rather than genuine public welfare.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_validation #confronting_doubt #self_defense #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

is simply for the sake of / solely in order to

Used to narrow down a complex action to one single, often ulterior or selfish, motive.

攒政绩 SPOKEN CHUNK

to accumulate political achievements

A colloquial and slightly cynical phrase used to describe officials doing visible projects just to pad their resumes.

往上升 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get promoted / to climb the ranks

An informal, everyday way to talk about moving up in a bureaucratic or corporate hierarchy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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