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《COURT!》 S1·E6 (12:27) HSK 5
dà yé dà mā jiù shì wǒ de jī běn pán

大爷大妈就是我的基本盘

“Seniors are my bread and butter.”

《COURT!》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 12:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè cāng yíng zài xiǎo yě shì ròu

这苍蝇再小也是肉

“Every little bit counts.”

dà yé dà mā jiù shì wǒ de jī běn pán CURRENT FOCUS

大爷大妈 就是我 的 基本盘

“Seniors are my bread and butter.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shá yì si hōng wǒ zǒu

啥意思 轰我走

“What, are you kicking me out?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't look down on these elderly clients; they are the bread and butter keeping me afloat.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Silver Economy Pragmatism

In contemporary urban China, retirees ('daye' and 'dama') control considerable savings and free time, making them a crucial target demographic for small businesses and service providers.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #asserting #defending_strategy #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
大爷大妈 SPOKEN CHUNK

elderly men and women; senior citizens

A colloquial and affectionate term used in mainland China to refer to older adults in casual conversation.

基本盘 SPOKEN CHUNK

core base; solid foundation

Originally a political term for base voters, widely borrowed into business and daily slang to denote essential customers or resources.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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