那个体户的利益 我们都能理解的 对吧 但是书记
“of the self-employed individuals. We all understand that, right? But Mr. Zheng,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“His purpose is to protect the interests of the self-employed individuals.”
那个 体户的利益 我们 都能理解 的 对吧 但 是 书记
“of the self-employed individuals. We all understand that, right? But Mr. Zheng,”
“what about the thousands of county cadres?”
“You are focusing too narrowly on a few merchants while ignoring the bigger crisis.”
When addressing organizational superiors, Chinese communicative decorum mandates explicitly validating the leader's intentions first to avoid direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
self-employed individual / small private merchant
A specific socioeconomic and policy term originating from China's reform and opening-up era.
can understand / be empathetic to
Commonly deployed in debates to validate an opponent's point of view before introducing a 'but' clause.
Solicits tacit agreement ('right?'), building consensus before pivoting to a counterargument.
