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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E15 (37:18) HSK 6
zhè wèi shì zhuāng zhì qiáng zhuāng zǒng tè yì cóng ān shěng gǎn guò lái de

这位是庄志强庄总 特意从安省赶过来的

“This is Mr. Zhuang Zhiqiang. He came all the way from another city.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 37:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gèng xǐ huān dǒng yuè de yuán yīn

我更喜欢董越的原因

“That's why I prefer Dong Yue.”

zhè wèi shì zhuāng zhì qiáng zhuāng zǒng tè yì cóng ān shěng gǎn guò lái de CURRENT FOCUS

这位是庄志强庄总 特意 从安省 赶过来 的

“This is Mr. Zhuang Zhiqiang. He came all the way from another city.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín hǎo nín hǎo bái zǒng jiǔ yǎng jiǔ yǎng a

“Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INTRODUCING SOMEONE
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please give him your utmost respect because he went out of his way to travel here to meet you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Titles and Respect (Zuncheng)

Addressing business figures by their surname plus title (like Zhuang Zong) and emphasizing the distance travelled confers significant face (mianzi) in Chinese business protocol.

INTENT TAGS: #introducing #giving_face #courtesy #networking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这位是 SPOKEN CHUNK

this is (polite introduction)

A polite, standard way to introduce someone in formal or business settings using the polite measure word '位'.

特意从 SPOKEN CHUNK

specifically from / made a special effort to come from

Used to emphasize that someone undertook extra effort or travelled intentionally for a specific occasion.

赶过来 SPOKEN CHUNK

hurried over / rushed over

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to convey travel urgency or dedicated effort to arrive on time.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize the manner and origin of the visitor's arrival.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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