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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E3 (21:39) HSK 6
huí tóu bǎ zhè yuàn zi de qián gěi rén xiǎo hǎi luó xiān fù le

回头把这院子的钱 给人小海螺先付了

“Pay Little Conch the rent first.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 21:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men de qǐ dòng zī jīn

咱们的启动资金

“It's our startup capital.”

huí tóu bǎ zhè yuàn zi de qián gěi rén xiǎo hǎi luó xiān fù le CURRENT FOCUS

回头 把这院子的钱 给人小海螺先付了

“Pay Little Conch the rent first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài mǎi diǎn zhè ge xiàng yàng de zhuō yǐ a shēng huó yòng pǐn

再买点这个 像样的桌椅啊 生活用品

“Then buy some decent tables and chairs, and daily necessities”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Reputation and Financial Punctuality (讲信誉)

In small entrepreneurial settings, paying personal acquaintances or local landlords promptly establishes good credit and smooth interpersonal relations.

INTENT TAGS: #task_delegation #planning #prioritizing #directing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
回头 SPOKEN CHUNK

later on; at a convenient time later

Used in spoken Mandarin to indicate an action that should be carried out shortly afterward rather than immediately.

给人先付了 SPOKEN CHUNK

pay them first

Combines '给' (for/to) with '人' as an informal reference to a third party, establishing clear priority in settling debts or bills.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the intended future payment action upon execution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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