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《The Lead》 S1·E17 (16:27) HSK 7
zán nà yǎn jiè yào kāi kuò yì diǎn ne

咱那眼界要开阔一点呢

“We need to have a broader vision.”

《The Lead》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 16:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù néng zhǐ yǒu zhè yī liǎng běn xì ma

不能只有这一两本戏嘛

“It's not just about one or two plays.”

zán nà yǎn jiè yào kāi kuò yì diǎn ne CURRENT FOCUS

咱那眼界要开阔一点呢

“We need to have a broader vision.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù nǐ zhè shuǐ píng hái gēn wǒ pián ( liáo ) shá cóng dà jú chū fā lei

“With your perspective, what's there to argue with me about the bigger picture?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to think bigger instead of being so narrow-minded.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Big Picture Thinking (大局观)

In Chinese work culture, urging peers to take the macro view (大局) is a standard rhetorical strategy to frame one's proposal as selfless and strategic.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #advice #reframing #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
眼界要开阔 SPOKEN CHUNK

broaden one's vision/horizons

Commonly used in professional and personal contexts when urging someone to take a wider perspective.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative statement to sound like an encouraging suggestion rather than an outright rebuke.

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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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