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《Light to the Night》 S1·E5 (20:04) HSK 5
wǒ shǒu shàng zhè ge dōng xī jué duì kě kào

我手上这个东西绝对可靠

“What I have at hand is absolutely reliable.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 20:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú zǒng

刘总

“Mr. Liu.”

wǒ shǒu shàng zhè ge dōng xī jué duì kě kào CURRENT FOCUS

我手上 这个 东西 绝对可靠

“What I have at hand is absolutely reliable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shí jī dào le wǒ yí dìng ràng nǐ qīn yǎn kàn dào

“I'll show you when the time is right.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: REASSURING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Trust me on this, I hold the winning card.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Information Leverage (筹码意识)

In Chinese business negotiations, withholding the final reveal while emphasizing its validity is a classic tactic to gauge interest and elevate one's bargaining leverage.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #persuasion #baiting #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
手上 SPOKEN CHUNK

in one's hands / in one's possession

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to projects, assets, or leverage currently under one's control.

绝对可靠 SPOKEN CHUNK

absolutely reliable / 100% trustworthy

A powerful collocation used to strongly vouch for information, quality, or sources.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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