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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4 (38:08) HSK 3
nǐ zhè me xiàng zhe lǐ zǒng

你这么向着李总

“you're so loyal to Mr. Li.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 38:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn méi kàn chū lái ya

“I never noticed”

nǐ zhè me xiàng zhe lǐ zǒng CURRENT FOCUS

你这么 向着 李总

“you're so loyal to Mr. Li.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō

你说

“Do you... like him?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: TEASING ACCUSATION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Whose side are you really on? Since when are you his biggest fan?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Office Factionalism and Allegiance

In Chinese workplace culture, openly showing support for a specific leader (standing in someone's camp) is sensitive, and colleagues often tease or probe each other to gauge personal loyalties.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #probing #calling_out #office_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
向着 SPOKEN CHUNK

to side with; to favor someone

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe showing partiality or defending someone in a dispute or discussion.

这么向着 SPOKEN CHUNK

to side with someone to such an extent

Used to emphasize surprise or critique someone's strong bias toward a particular person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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