我来之前还稍微打听了一下
“I did some digging before I came.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I probably won't get much benefit from this woman.”
我来 之前还稍微 打听了一下
“I did some digging before I came.”
像她这个级别这个职位 一个月
“With her level and position, she can earn”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social interactions, doing informal background checks ('dating') through mutual connections is a common way to evaluate potential partners or business associates.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
asked around a bit / inquired briefly
A very handy colloquial expression used when you discreetly gathered informal intel or background details.
slightly / a little bit
Used as an adverb to soften the degree of an action or state.
Indicates the completion of the inquiry before the current moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We did some background checks.”
“I asked Auntie Zhan about it in advance. She said”
“I already asked.”