高翔什么时候 开的公司啊
“When did Gao Xiang start a company?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高翔 什么时候 开的公司啊
“When did Gao Xiang start a company?”
“Three years ago. He's already well-known.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Asking about peers' business ventures or career progress is a common and culturally normative way to exchange social information among Chinese acquaintances.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
started a company / founded a business
Part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction used to emphasize the time an action occurred.
when / what time
Standard interrogative phrase placed before the verb predicate in Chinese questions.
Softens the interrogative sentence, making the question sound casual, friendly, and non-intrusive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Gao Xiang, don't hold our team back.”
“Gao Xiang, why did you get Mr. Xu to come?”
“Gao Xiang says a birthday at the millennium has to be celebrated.”
“I'm Gao Xiang! Come see me when you want!”
“Gao Xiang was stingy. Always calculating. Never thought”
“Did Gao Xiang trick you? You're recruiting students for him now?”