真巧 我的公司也在上海
“What a coincidence. My company's based in Shanghai too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No. I'm here on business. I work in Shanghai.”
真巧 我的公司也在上海
“What a coincidence. My company's based in Shanghai too.”
这是我的名片
“Here's my card.”
“Since we are both based in Shanghai, let's keep in touch and build a connection.”
Highlighting shared locations like being based in the same city is a standard Chinese conversational strategy to reduce social distance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what a coincidence
Essential conversational icebreaker when discovering shared background, mutual acquaintances, or identical locations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Don't be stingy when you get to Shanghai.”
“You really know Shanghai's contemporary art like the back of your hand.”
“I really don't know what you're after in Shanghai.”
“Just go back to Shanghai with peace of mind.”
“come back to Shanghai.”
“(I'll pick you up when you're back in Shanghai.)”