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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E10 (07:17) HSK 1
nǐ qù zhāo hū yī xià dà jiā tā men dū huì mǎi dān de hǎo hǎo hǎo

你去招呼一下大家 他们都会买单的 好好好

“Go tend to the guests. They'll all pay. Okay. I'm on it right away.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 07:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gè zì diǎn gè zì de ba

各自点各自的吧

“Let's just order separately.”

nǐ qù zhāo hū yī xià dà jiā tā men dū huì mǎi dān de hǎo hǎo hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你去 招呼一下 大家 他们都 会买 单的 好好好

“Go tend to the guests. They'll all pay. Okay. I'm on it right away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà wǒ qù ān pái yī xià gǎo bēi nǎi chá

“Okay. I'm on it right away. - Get her a milk tea. - Sure.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: INSTRUCTING AND REASSURING
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry about foot the bill; just focus on being a good host.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Paying the Bill Dynamics

In Chinese social dining, determining who pays the bill can involve tension; reassuring someone beforehand that people will pay their own share relieves social hosting pressure.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #delegation #hospitality #practicality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
招呼一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

greet or attend to (guests)

A common colloquial phrase used when hosting social gatherings or running a hospitality business.

买单 SPOKEN CHUNK

pay the restaurant bill

Everyday spoken Chinese originally from Cantonese, universally understood across mainland China.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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