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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (32:14) HSK 4
wǒ men zhè cì lái shì xiǎng qǐng nǐ men lián xì yī xià cái rén

我们这次来 是想请你们 联系一下才仁

“We're here to ask you to contact Cairen.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 32:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yě bú shì nǐ de cǎo chǎng nǐ yě méi yǒu quán lì biǎo tài

“It's not your pasture, so you have no say in this.”

wǒ men zhè cì lái shì xiǎng qǐng nǐ men lián xì yī xià cái rén CURRENT FOCUS

我们这次来 是想请你们 联系一下 才仁

“We're here to ask you to contact Cairen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè piàn cǎo chǎng wǒ men yòng le bù dàn gěi qián yòng wán hái huì huī fù

这片草场 我们用了 不但给钱 用完还会恢复

“Regarding this pasture, we'll pay to use it and restore it afterwards.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: MAKING A REQUEST
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Intermediary reliance (Guanxi mediation)

In Chinese business and local communities, approaching an unknown or difficult decision-maker is often done through a mutual contact to build trust.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting #stating_purpose #mediation #polite_solicitation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这次来 SPOKEN CHUNK

coming this time

Standard conversational opener used to transition into explaining the purpose of one's visit.

联系一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

get in touch with briefly

The reduplicated verbal structure softens the request, making it sound polite and non-burdensome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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