你的意思 想找我合作
“You mean you want to seek cooperation with me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
所以
“So...”
你的 意思 想 找我 合作
“You mean you want to seek cooperation with me?”
是的
“Yes.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
After circumspect or indirect discussions in Chinese business, a participant will often use '你的意思' to cut straight to the core proposal and require an explicit commitment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what you mean is..., your point is...
A conversational starter used to rephrase and verify what the other person has just implied before making a commitment.
to look to partner with me, to seek my cooperation
A standard spoken phrasing in business or project discussions to indicate forming a partnership.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just want to work with you. Is that wrong?”
“If you want to seek cooperation with him, it should come in handy.”
“so I can collaborate with whoever I want.”
“But if you want to collaborate with someone,”
“I've been looking forward to working with her. Now here's a chance for you”
“I just wanted to be sure that the person I work with, the person I trust,”