局 局长 怎么了
“Chief, what's wrong?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起 宋星
“Sorry, Song Xing.”
局 局长 怎么了
“Chief, what's wrong?”
我刚才在楼上
“I shouldn't have said that”
“Why are you apologizing to me? Did something terrible happen?”
In Chinese state and public service units, a superior rarely apologizes directly to a subordinate; doing so naturally causes shock and anxiety for the junior member.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what's the matter? / what happened?
An essential spoken phrase used to inquire about someone's condition or unexpected behavior.
bureau director / chief
An official administrative job title commonly used as a direct form of address.
Functions as part of the fixed question form '怎么了' to indicate an inquiry into a newly emerged situation or state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mr. Wang has kidney problems.”
“Chief Xu is filing a report with the higher-ups.”
“You do the exact opposite of what the Chief says”
“Master, Chief Liu has made it very clear.”
“Mr. Wu.”
“There is a lot to do on the executive floor.”