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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28 (34:33) HSK 7
zhè yàng wǒ men gēn tóu zī rén tán pàn de shí hòu cái yǒu chóu mǎ

这样我们跟投资人谈判的时候 才有筹码

“Only then will we have leverage when negotiating with investors.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 34:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú lùn rú hé dōu yào bǎo zhù hé gū yān de hé zuò

“to keep Gu Yan with us, no matter what.”

zhè yàng wǒ men gēn tóu zī rén tán pàn de shí hòu cái yǒu chóu mǎ CURRENT FOCUS

这样 我们跟 投资 人谈判 的时候 才 有筹码

“Only then will we have leverage when negotiating with investors.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ qù zhǎo guò tā le

我去找过他了

“I went to see him.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: STRATEGIC PLANNING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Leverage (Chou ma)

In Chinese business culture, having clear tangible leverage (chouma) before entering negotiations is considered crucial to avoid losing ground.

INTENT TAGS: #strategy #negotiation #leverage #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跟……谈判 SPOKEN CHUNK

negotiate with...

Formal collocation used for high-stakes business or legal discussions.

有筹码 SPOKEN CHUNK

have bargaining chips / hold leverage

Originating from gambling chips, this idiom is widely used in commercial and political strategy to mean having an advantage.

才 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then

Connective adverb indicating that the preceding clause provides the indispensable condition for the result.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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