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《The Knockout》 S1·E25 (36:12) HSK 7
nà jiù kàn nǐ gāo zǒng de běn shì le ya

那就看你高总的本事了呀

“It depends on your ability then.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 36:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě néng dào shí hòu hěn duō rén huì tǐng má fán de

可能到时候 很多人会挺麻烦的

“Maybe many people would be in trouble.”

nà jiù kàn nǐ gāo zǒng de běn shì le ya CURRENT FOCUS

那就 看你 高总的 本事 了呀

“It depends on your ability then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāo zǒng kě yǐ shàng zhuō le

高总 可以上桌了

“Mr. Gao, the food is ready.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CHALLENGING PLAYFULLY
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're the big boss here, so step up and solve this trouble yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Flattery with Pressure (Dai Gao Mao)

Complimenting someone's competence in business contexts is often a subtle way of delegating hard problems to them, leaving them little room to refuse without losing face.

INTENT TAGS: #delegating #challenging #flattery #social_pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
看……的本事 SPOKEN CHUNK

depends on someone's skill/capability

Commonly used to present a challenge to someone while acknowledging their authority or skill.

高总 SPOKEN CHUNK

President Gao / General Manager Gao

Standard Chinese business title form: Surname + Zong (short for Zongjingli).

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the challenge, giving the remark a lighthearted, teasing, and socially polite undertone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the current situation or conclusion reached based on the previous statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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