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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E13 (28:41) HSK 6
zhēn de rú cǐ kàn zhòng xìng bié ma chě dàn

真的如此看重性别吗 扯淡

“does headquarters really care that much about gender? Nonsense.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 28:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒng bù

总部

“does headquarters really care that much about gender?”

zhēn de rú cǐ kàn zhòng xìng bié ma chě dàn CURRENT FOCUS

真的 如此看重 性别吗 扯淡

“does headquarters really care that much about gender? Nonsense.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā zuò de shì shēng yì zhēng de shì qián

人家做的是生意 挣的是钱

“They're running a business. They want to make money.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DISMISSING AN ARGUMENT
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism in Modern Chinese Business

Many professionals hold a pragmatic view that profitability trumps ideological or social factors like gender in high-stakes commerce.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissing #rebutting #skepticism #asserting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看重 SPOKEN CHUNK

to value; to attach great importance to

Commonly followed by qualities, values, or criteria such as ability, connections, or loyalty.

扯淡 SPOKEN CHUNK

nonsense; pure rubbish

A blunt, informal colloquialism used to decisively dismiss a statement as absurd.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a sharp rhetorical question highlighting skepticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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