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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E15 (22:06) HSK 3
nín bèi quàn tuì zěn me kě néng

您被劝退 怎么可能

“You were actually sacked? How is that possible?”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 22:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ jiù xiǎo xiǎo dì yán jiū le yī xià láo dòng hé tóng fǎ wǒ hái zhēn bù xìn

所以就小小地研究了一下 劳动合同法 我还真不信

“Thus, I studied the Labor Contract Law. I don't believe you.”

nín bèi quàn tuì zěn me kě néng CURRENT FOCUS

您被劝退 怎么可能

“You were actually sacked? How is that possible?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN péi zǒng

裴总

“Mr. Pei,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DISBELIEF
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're far too important here, there's no way the company would actually dare to push you out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Persuaded Resignation (劝退)

Chinese labor laws mandate substantial severance for direct dismissals without cause, leading HR and companies to often 'persuade' employees into voluntary resignation instead.

INTENT TAGS: #incredulity #reassurance #support #astonishment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
被劝退 SPOKEN CHUNK

To be persuaded to resign / forced out softly

A common corporate euphemism in Chinese workplaces referring to coerced resignation rather than formal termination to save severance costs.

怎么可能 SPOKEN CHUNK

How is that even possible? / No way!

A very frequent spoken chunk used to reject a premise or express utter disbelief.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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