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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19 (05:35) HSK 7
guān xì hǎo de fú wù yuán rù shǒu dàn qiān wàn bù néng

关系好的服务员入手 但千万不能

“I think you can start with the waitstaff you're close to. But make sure their distributors never find out.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 05:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì yuè jīng què yuè hǎo wǒ jué de kě yǐ cóng

“Yes, the more precise, the better. I think you can start with the waitstaff you're close to.”

guān xì hǎo de fú wù yuán rù shǒu dàn qiān wàn bù néng CURRENT FOCUS

关系好 的 服务员 入手 但 千万不能

“I think you can start with the waitstaff you're close to. But make sure their distributors never find out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng tā men shàng tou jīng xiāo shāng zhī dào xíng wǒ míng bái

“But make sure their distributors never find out. Okay, got it.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROPOSING STRATEGY
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Leverage in Problem Solving

In Chinese business culture, informal personal connections ('guanxi') are often the preferred starting point to bypass formal barriers and gather sensitive information discreetly.

INTENT TAGS: #strategizing #warning #caution #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
从...入手 SPOKEN CHUNK

start from / proceed from / tackle via

A highly useful spoken collocation when discussing an action plan or strategy.

关系好 SPOKEN CHUNK

on good terms / close relationship

Common everyday description of interpersonal rapport.

千万不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

under no circumstances must / must never

Used to give a forceful negative command or safety warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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