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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (27:44) HSK 7
yī huì er jìng jiǔ de shí hòu nǐ bāng wǒ yǐn jiàn yī xià bei gēn xīn niáng

一会儿敬酒的时候 你帮我引荐一下呗 跟新娘

“When they come around for toasts later, help introduce me to the bride.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 27:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù chī bái bù chī

不吃白不吃

“If it is free, I am eating.”

yī huì er jìng jiǔ de shí hòu nǐ bāng wǒ yǐn jiàn yī xià bei gēn xīn niáng CURRENT FOCUS

一会儿 敬酒 的时候 你帮我 引荐一下 呗 跟新娘

“When they come around for toasts later, help introduce me to the bride.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gàn má rèn shí yī xià zhè wǒ zhī hòu yào shì qù le hóng quān lǜ suǒ

“For what? I want to meet her. If I end up going to a top tier law firm later”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: REQUESTING INTRODUCTION
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Help me make a career connection with the bride while we have the chance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Networking at Banquets

Chinese wedding banquets frequently double as social occasions to build useful career connections and social capital.

INTENT TAGS: #networking #requesting_favor #opportunism #social_climbing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
敬酒 SPOKEN CHUNK

to propose a toast; to toast

A core ritual in Chinese banquets, especially weddings and corporate dinners.

引荐 SPOKEN CHUNK

to recommend and introduce

More formal than just introducing, typically implying introduction to someone of higher status.

Modal Particle「呗」 (bei) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the request into a casual, coaxing suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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