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《The Knockout》 S1·E25 (10:17) HSK 7
bāng nǐ men yán huǎn diǎn shí jiān

帮你们延缓点时间

“to buy you some time.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 10:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén yuán zī zhì hé shī gōng tiáo jiàn

人员资质 和施工条件

“personnel quality and construction conditions”

bāng nǐ men yán huǎn diǎn shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

帮你 们延缓点时间

“to buy you some time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ de mèng shū zhè jiù gòu le zuì jìn duō gè bù mén

可以的 孟叔 这就够了 最近多个部门

“That will do, Uncle Meng. That's enough. Many departments came”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: OFFERING ASSISTANCE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is the best I can do using my connections, so use this window wisely.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Procedural Leeway

In Chinese business environments, senior connections often help by granting grace periods or slowing down administrative crackdowns rather than overt rule-breaking.

INTENT TAGS: #buying_time #favor #assistance #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
延缓时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

to buy time; to delay/postpone

Commonly used in formal or semi-formal settings to describe postponing deadlines or regulatory checks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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