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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (18:33) HSK 6
shén me jiào zhǔn kè hù a kè hù jiù shì kè hù ma

什么叫准客户啊 客户就是客户嘛

“What do you mean prospective client? A client is a client.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 18:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi dá chéng hé zuò guān xì

没达成合作关系

“No cooperation agreement yet.”

shén me jiào zhǔn kè hù a kè hù jiù shì kè hù ma CURRENT FOCUS

什么叫 准客户啊 客户就是客户 嘛

“What do you mean prospective client? A client is a client.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ nà àn zi kěn dìng gěi nǐ gàn zhè lǎo yé men tǔ gè tù mò shì gè dīng

“I'll definitely give you that case. A man's word is his bond.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: REASSURING COMMITMENT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being overly cautious; consider me your actual client already.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Commitment in Business

In traditional northern Chinese business communication, clients often prefer bold, straightforward verbal guarantees over cautious legal technicalities to build rapport.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #commitment #persuasion #rapport_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
什么叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

what do you mean by; what is this supposed to mean

Used in spoken Chinese to challenge or question someone's wording or definition.

准客户 SPOKEN CHUNK

prospective client; potential lead

A common professional term referring to potential buyers or clients who have not yet signed.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while maintaining an energetic, conversational flow.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes that something is obvious or self-evident.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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