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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11 (04:37) HSK 5
zhè lǎo bǎn jiào gè shá

这老板叫个啥

“What's that investor's name?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 04:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I don't know.”

zhè lǎo bǎn jiào gè shá CURRENT FOCUS

这 老板 叫个啥

“What's that investor's name?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiào chǔ cái yuǎn

叫楚才远

“His name is... Chu Caiyuan.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Business Owners 'Laoban'

In Chinese daily life, the term 'Laoban' (boss) is ubiquitous and applied loosely to any shopkeeper, vendor, or restaurant proprietor, reflecting informal commercial familiarity.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #identifying_person #casual_conversation #fact_finding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
叫个啥 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is (someone/something) called

A very colloquial, slightly regional phrasing for '叫什么', ideal for informal daily spoken Chinese.

这老板 SPOKEN CHUNK

this boss / shop owner

Commonly used in China to refer to any proprietor of a small shop, restaurant, or business.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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