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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E16 (21:23) HSK 7
zán dé àn zhāng chéng lái a duì bú duì

咱得按章程来啊 对不对

“we have to go by the book, right?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 21:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhì yú nǐ qiàn tā nà xiē qián

至于你欠他那些钱

“As for the money you owe him,”

zán dé àn zhāng chéng lái a duì bú duì CURRENT FOCUS

咱得 按章程来 啊 对不对

“we have to go by the book, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zhī qián qiàn de qián nǐ nǐ kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu qiàn tiáo

“The money you owed before, see if there's an IOU or a receipt.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: APPEALING TO RULES
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't act on impulse or personal favor; let's stick strictly to the official agreement.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Protocol (依规矩办事)

In Chinese business conflicts, invoking rules or written agreements helps deflect direct personal friction by anchoring demands to an objective standard.

INTENT TAGS: #appealing_to_rules #seeking_consensus #negotiation #procedural
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
按章程来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go by the rules or follow official procedures

Use this phrase to professionally demand adherence to standard regulations or contracts during a dispute.

对不对 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?; isn't that so?

Attach to the end of a statement to prompt agreement or consensus from the listener.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative demand, making the insistence on protocol sound more like a reasonable reminder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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