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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E8 (06:04) HSK 6
nǐ bú shì shuō xiǎng yào tí shēng fú lì ma

你不是说想要提升福利吗

“Didn't you say you want to improve benefits?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 06:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐ wǎn zhé

李宛哲

“Li Wanzhe,”

nǐ bú shì shuō xiǎng yào tí shēng fú lì ma CURRENT FOCUS

你不是说 想要 提升 福利 吗

“Didn't you say you want to improve benefits?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn nián yuán gōng shēng rì

今年员工生日

“For our employees' birthdays this year,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REMINDING AND JUSTIFYING
Tone: PROMPTING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You were the one who asked for better perks, so you have to listen to my idea.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Pre-framing

In Chinese workplace communication, employees often reference an authority figure's or peer's previous words to build consensus before making a specific request.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #justification #framing #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
提升福利 SPOKEN CHUNK

to improve benefits/perks

A standard workplace phrase used when discussing human resources, compensation, or company perks.

你不是说... SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't you say...

A common rhetorical framing used to remind the listener of their previous statement or commitment.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to prompt confirmation and recall.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 11 GRAMMAR
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