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《My Destiny》 S1·E23 (35:23) HSK 6
bǎ wǒ men jǐ dào a zài shuō le wàn shì kāi tóu nán

把我们挤倒啊 再说了 万事开头难

“to squeeze us out? By the way, the start is the hardest.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 35:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men dōu shì lín jū yě dōu shì zuò wán jù chǎng de gàn má nà me zhe jí

我们都是邻居 也都是做玩具厂的 干吗那么着急

“We're neighbors. Both in the toy business. Why so eager”

bǎ wǒ men jǐ dào a zài shuō le wàn shì kāi tóu nán CURRENT FOCUS

把我们挤倒啊 再说了 万事开头难

“to squeeze us out? By the way, the start is the hardest.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàng nín zhè yàng de háng yè lǎo qián bèi gàn le zhè me duō nián

“Don't you think a veteran like you”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: APPEALING FOR FAIRNESS
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: GRIEVANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't try to wipe us out before we even get off the ground; give us some breathing room.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Neighborly Morality (Linli Guanxi)

In Chinese business culture, people often leverage geographical proximity or communal ties to soften cutthroat commercial competition.

INTENT TAGS: #appealing #persuasion #defensiveness #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
把我们挤倒 SPOKEN CHUNK

crowd us out; drive us out of business

Used in commercial or competitive contexts to describe forcing a rival out through aggressive tactics.

万事开头难 SPOKEN CHUNK

all beginnings are hard

A common proverb used to encourage endurance or invoke sympathy when starting a new venture.

再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides; furthermore

Used transitionally in spoken Chinese to introduce an additional supporting point or excuse.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical confrontation and invites the listener to reflect.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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