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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8 (32:43) HSK 4
zán zhè chǎng zi yào zuò dà shǒu xiān dé yǒu rén

咱这厂子要做大 首先得有人

“We need workers to expand the business.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 32:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè rén bù shǎo a lǐ zhèn zhǎng

“you've got many workers. Ms. Li.”

zán zhè chǎng zi yào zuò dà shǒu xiān dé yǒu rén CURRENT FOCUS

咱这厂子要 做大 首先得 有人

“We need workers to expand the business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǎng huó zhè èr shí duō hào rén wǒ yě shì bù róng yì a

“Supporting over 20 people isn't easy.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't criticize my high headcount; you can't scale a business without workers.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Labor-Intensive Growth Mindset

In traditional Chinese manufacturing and local township enterprises, expansion was historically seen as directly tied to head count and keeping local community members employed.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #explaining #business_strategy #defending
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做大 SPOKEN CHUNK

to expand; to grow larger (in business)

Commonly used in business or startup contexts when talking about scaling up operations or enterprise size.

首先得 SPOKEN CHUNK

first of all, must...

Use this spoken formula when listing the primary, non-negotiable prerequisite for accomplishing a goal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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