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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8 (36:58) HSK 2
wǒ zhè dǎ kāi mén zuò shēng yì

我这打开门做生意

“We're open for business.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì guō tú hù a

是郭屠户啊

“It's you, Butcher Guo.”

wǒ zhè dǎ kāi mén zuò shēng yì CURRENT FOCUS

我这 打开 门 做生意

“We're open for business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè me yī chǎo

你这么一吵

“With you making such a scene,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: PROTESTING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are ruining my business; stop making a scene!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Harmonious Commerce (和气生财)

Chinese commercial philosophy emphasizes that peace and good cheer attract wealth; public disturbances disrupt customer flow and destroy the vital harmony needed to do business.

INTENT TAGS: #protesting #defending_livelihood #reproaching #demanding_quiet
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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打开门做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to run a business openly to the public

A classic colloquial idiom used by shopkeepers to emphasize that their establishment relies on public goodwill and peace to survive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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