《The Dream Maker》 S1·E32 (15:21)
HSK 5
wǒ hái yǒu gè xiǎo xiǎo de qǐng qiú zài yí gè yuè
我还有个小小的请求 在一个月
“But I have one small request. Over the next month,”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E32
TIMECODE: 15:21
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dàn shì
但是
“But I have one small request.”
wǒ hái yǒu gè xiǎo xiǎo de qǐng qiú zài yí gè yuè
CURRENT FOCUS
我 还有 个 小小的请求 在 一个月
“But I have one small request. Over the next month,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi yǒu ná dào dìng dān zhī qián ne wǒ xiǎng
没有拿到订单之前呢 我想
“before the orders come in,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
MAKING A TENTATIVE REQUEST
Tone:
TENTATIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to set a condition, but please do not reject it right away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Politeness (谦辞策略)
Minimizing one's own demands using words like 'tiny' or 'small' is a common face-saving device in Chinese business negotiation to prevent sounding overly pushy.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#negotiation
#requesting
#softening
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
小小的请求
SPOKEN CHUNK
a small request / a minor favor
Used as a politeness strategy to downplay the burden of what is being asked.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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