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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4 (40:35) HSK 6
duì bú duì quē qián gēn wǒ jiǎng ma

对不对 缺钱跟我讲嘛

“right? If you need money, just tell me.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 40:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men shì xiǎng quē shǎo zī jīn

我们是想 缺少资金

“the thing is... You're short on funds,”

duì bú duì quē qián gēn wǒ jiǎng ma CURRENT FOCUS

对不对 缺钱跟我讲 嘛

“right? If you need money, just tell me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí wàn kuài gòu bù gòu bù bù bù dīng dǒng shì zhǎng

十万块够不够 不 不 不 丁董事长

“Is 100,000 yuan enough? No, no, no. Chairman Ding,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: OFFERING ASSISTANCE
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to beat around the bush; I have all the money you need, just ask me directly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patronage and Mianzi

High-status individuals in Chinese business contexts often display magnanimity by offering financial solutions effortlessly, which reinforces their prestige and face.

INTENT TAGS: #offering_help #asserting_dominance #reassurance #encouraging_candor
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对不对 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?; isn't that so?

Used as a conversational tag question to solicit agreement and maintain conversational flow.

缺钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

short of money; lacking funds

A common colloquial expression used to describe financial scarcity.

跟我讲 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me; let me know

A colloquial way to invite someone to share problems or requests directly.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative while suggesting that approaching the speaker should have been obvious and natural.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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