到底有没有建立过关系 我们一无所知
“whether he actually established contact with Leader Yao.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他跟姚组长
“we have no idea”
到底有没有 建立 过关 系 我们 一无所知
“whether he actually established contact with Leader Yao.”
退一步说啊
“Taking a step back,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese organizational dynamics, knowing interpersonal ties (guanxi) between individuals is critical for assessing loyalties and making decisions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know nothing at all; to be completely in the dark
A very common four-character idiom (chengyu) used to strongly state total lack of knowledge about a topic.
whether or not in the end; after all is there or not
Useful for formulating probing questions or emphasizing an unresolved factual inquiry.
