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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E21 (22:31) HSK 7
bù guò jīn tiān shì jìng zhēng duì shǒu wǒ kě bù huì fàng shuǐ lóu

不过今天是竞争对手 我可不会放水喽

“But we're competitors today. I won't go easy on you.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 22:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xià zǒng zhè me qiǎo a

夏总 这么巧啊

“Ms. Xia, what a coincidence.”

bù guò jīn tiān shì jìng zhēng duì shǒu wǒ kě bù huì fàng shuǐ lóu CURRENT FOCUS

不过 今天 是 竞争对手 我 可不会 放水 喽

“But we're competitors today. I won't go easy on you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà wǒ hái yào duō xiè dù zǒng quán lì yǐ fù ràng wǒ men yuǎn huī

那我还要多谢杜总 全力以赴 让我们远辉

“Then I must thank you, Mr. Du, for putting in all your effort. It will make Yuanhui's victory”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PLAYFUL WARNING
Tone: PLAYFUL YET COMPETITIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't expect any favors just because we know each other; I intend to win.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professionalism vs. Guanxi (Relations)

Chinese business culture balances personal connections with commercial competition; explicitly teasing that one will not 'go easy' preserves social warmth while confirming fair, aggressive competition.

INTENT TAGS: #declaring_rivalry #playful_warning #asserting_competence #setting_boundaries
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
竞争对手 SPOKEN CHUNK

competitor / rival

Commonly used in both formal business strategy and casual professional rivalry.

放水 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go easy on someone / to intentionally let someone win

A very common colloquial metaphor used in sports, games, exams, or negotiations.

Modal Particle「喽」 (lou) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the competitive warning with a playful, breezy tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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