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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19 (38:30) HSK 5
chǔ lǎo bǎn zuò shén me shēng yì

楚老板做什么生意

“Mr. Chu, what kind of business do you do?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎo mì

保密

“Keep it confidential.”

chǔ lǎo bǎn zuò shén me shēng yì CURRENT FOCUS

楚 老板 做什么生意

“Mr. Chu, what kind of business do you do?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me dōu zuò

什么都做

“A bit of everything.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INQUIRY
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell me what you really do so I can gauge your background and influence.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing as Laoban (Boss)

Calling someone 'Laoban' conveys respectful acknowledgment of their independent commercial status or wealth in Chinese networking.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #inquiry #networking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business / run a business

The standard spoken term for engaging in commerce or trade.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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