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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2 (18:46) HSK 6
hé xiàng yǒng jiù shì kàn zhòng tā zhè xiē néng lì

何向永就是看重他这些能力

“He Xiangyong brought him to work here”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 18:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng xiǎo bāng shǒu

当小帮手

“where it is minus thirty degrees.”

hé xiàng yǒng jiù shì kàn zhòng tā zhè xiē néng lì CURRENT FOCUS

何向永 就是 看重他这些能力

“He Xiangyong brought him to work here”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cái jué dìng ràng tā lái nǐ men zhè biān dǎ gōng zhuàn qián

“because he values his abilities.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He didn't just hire him out of pity or favor; he genuinely has the right skills.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Merit vs. Favor (Renqing)

When personal connections lead to a job placement, speakers often explicitly emphasize professional competence (能力) to dispel suspicions of pure favoritism.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #validation #emphasis #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看重 SPOKEN CHUNK

to value / to attach importance to

Commonly used in professional or mentoring contexts to describe recognizing someone's talent or character.

就是看重 SPOKEN CHUNK

precisely values / is specifically looking at

The particle 就是 adds emphasis to pinpoint the exact reason or motive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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