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《The Lead》 S1·E31 (14:19) HSK 7
jīn tiān lái gěi nín shāo yì diǎn xīn yì

今天来给您捎一点心意

“I brought you a little gift today.”

《The Lead》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 14:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tuī wǒ gàn shá fēng dǎo wǒ jiù shì dài biǎo qín é

“Why push me? Director Feng, on behalf of Qin'e,”

jīn tiān lái gěi nín shāo yì diǎn xīn yì CURRENT FOCUS

今天 来给您捎 一点心意

“I brought you a little gift today.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ wǒ bù shuō dì èr biàn a ná zhe dōng xī chū qù

“I won't say this twice. Take your things and get out.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: OFFERING A GIFT
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: HUMILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please accept this gift and take good care of Qin'e in return.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gifting and Favors (送礼与心意)

Calling a gift '心意' (a modest token of heartfelt feeling) softens social pressure, cloaking instrumental favors or bribes under the polite guise of emotional goodwill.

INTENT TAGS: #gifting #currying_favor #politeness #euphemism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
捎一点心意 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring a small token of appreciation / offer a modest gift

A polite, humble formula used in Chinese culture to frame a gift without making it sound overtly transactional or heavy-handed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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