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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (26:16) HSK 7
zhè cì qǐng wǒ men quán bàn gōng shì de rén chī xí

这次请我们全办公室的人吃席

“this time he is treating everyone in our office to the wedding feast.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 26:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì wǒ men bù lián yè gěi jiāng fēng gǎn chū lái de rén jiā zhuān mén zhǔ fù le

就是我们部连夜给江峰赶出来的 人家专门嘱咐了

“was something our department rushed out overnight for Jiang Feng. He specifically said”

zhè cì qǐng wǒ men quán bàn gōng shì de rén chī xí CURRENT FOCUS

这次请我们全办公室的人 吃席

“this time he is treating everyone in our office to the wedding feast.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù shōu qián zhè me hǎo

“No charge. That good?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RELAYING AN OFFER
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Treating as Gratitude (Qingke)

In Chinese workplace culture, treating colleagues to a celebratory meal (吃席 / 请客) is a standard social ritual to repay favors or show gratitude after collective overtime.

INTENT TAGS: #announcing_treat #sharing_news #workplace_camaraderie
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃席 SPOKEN CHUNK

to attend a feast or celebratory banquet

Traditionally refers to wedding or funeral banquets, but colloquially used for any lavish feast or group treat.

请……吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

to treat someone to a meal

A highly common social structure to announce picking up the tab for someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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