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《Born with Luck》 S1·E8 (21:13) HSK 5
zhū lǎo bǎn liú wǒ chī fàn

朱老板留我吃饭

“Boss Zhu invited me to eat.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 21:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ hái zài nà ér gàn má

那你还在那儿干吗

“Then why are you still there?”

zhū lǎo bǎn liú wǒ chī fàn CURRENT FOCUS

朱 老板 留我 吃饭

“Boss Zhu invited me to eat.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bù nín

要不您

“How about”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: EXPLAINING DELAY
Tone: EXPLANATORY
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot just walk away; I have to stay to show respect to Boss Zhu.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dining Hospitality Obligations

In Chinese business culture, an invitation to dine from a client or partner carries significant weight, and declining lightly causes loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #explaining_delay #social_obligation #business_etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
留我吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

insist that I stay for a meal

Commonly used when explaining why you are running late or unable to leave an event, as host hospitality creates a social obligation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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