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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E5 (01:06) HSK 5
shùn biàn kàn kàn tā men jīng yíng qíng kuàng

顺便看看他们经营情况

“and to monitor their operations.”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 01:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě jiù shì qù lǐng fèn gōng zī

“I got you into their company just to let you collect a paycheck”

shùn biàn kàn kàn tā men jīng yíng qíng kuàng CURRENT FOCUS

顺便看看 他们经营 情况

“and to monitor their operations.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dào hǎo

你倒好

“Look what you've done! You even had his kid.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was not just loafing around; I was keeping an eye on how their business is actually doing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying Official Supervision

Chinese professionals often frame oversight or inspection as an informal, casual check ('shunbian') to preserve harmony and reduce pressure on the party being evaluated.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #downplaying #monitoring #business_oversight
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
顺便 SPOKEN CHUNK

incidentally; conveniently; on the way

Use this adverb before a verb to indicate doing something additional while already performing another action.

经营情况 SPOKEN CHUNK

business operations; operational status

A common professional collocation used when evaluating the health or performance of a company.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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