你之前在哪上班的呀
“Where did you work before?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 你在腾达的这种工作模式 应该挺开心的吧
“But your work style at Tengda must be pretty happy, right?”
你之前 在哪上班 的呀
“Where did you work before?”
你很喜欢腾达吗 喜欢 很喜欢很喜欢很喜欢
“Do you really like Tengda? I do. I really, really, really do.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In contemporary Chinese office environments, casually inquiring about past employers is a common icebreaker to build rapport and compare company cultures.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
previously / before
A very common time word placed before verbs or clauses to inquire about past experiences or states.
where do/did you work
Standard conversational phrasing used instead of formal terms like 'where are you employed'.
Softens the question, making the inquiry sound gentle, curious, and non-intrusive.
