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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24 (10:10) HSK 4
wǒ men kě yǐ màn màn tán de

我们可以慢慢谈的

“the price slowly.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 10:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí shí a nà ge jià gé

其实啊 那个价格

“Actually, we can negotiate”

wǒ men kě yǐ màn màn tán de CURRENT FOCUS

我们 可以 慢慢谈 的

“the price slowly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuì zhòng yào shì yǒu gǎn qíng ma

“The most important thing is our relationship.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: NEGOTIATING FLEXIBILITY
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not rush or push me on price; let's preserve our rapport first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Ganqing in Business

Chinese commercial negotiations often prioritize developing mutual rapport (ganqing) and long-term ties over immediate transactional haggling.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #rapport_building #delaying #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
慢慢谈 SPOKEN CHUNK

to discuss at a relaxed pace; to negotiate without rushing

A classic negotiating phrase used to buy time, defuse tension, or soften hard bargaining stances.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an assuring, confirming tone to the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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