根正苗红的高干子弟
“(He comes from a top cadre family.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我听说呀 他爸爸是部队首长 妈妈也是部队的
“(I heard) (his father's a senior military officer,) (and his mother serves, too.)”
根正苗红 的 高干子弟
“(He comes from a top cadre family.)”
好
“Alright.”
“He has the golden ticket of elite lineage and flawless family standing.”
Family pedigree ('chushen') and official connections remain influential points of interest in Chinese society when evaluating a person's life prospects.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
of fine socialist background; ideologically pure
A traditional political idiom describing someone with clean, prestigious political origins.
children of high-ranking cadres
Refers to children of elite government or military officials.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He comes from a top cadre family.”
“(He comes from a top cadre family.)”
“You come from a top cadre family.”