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《My Destiny》 S1·E23 (02:48) HSK 6
tóu zī ma shuō dào dǐ hái shì tóu rén

投资嘛 说到底还是投人

“You know, it's all about the people.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 02:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn qián xiǎng tóu chū qù qí shí tǐng nán de

“But finding worthwhile investments is the challenge.”

tóu zī ma shuō dào dǐ hái shì tóu rén CURRENT FOCUS

投资 嘛 说到底还是 投人

“You know, it's all about the people.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén cái shì zuì nán yù dào de

人才是最难遇到的

“Good people are hard to find.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SHARING INSIGHT
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing Human Capital in Business

In Chinese business philosophy, trustworthy leadership and interpersonal character often outweigh raw financial capital or abstract business models.

INTENT TAGS: #generalizing #asserting_core_belief #business_philosophy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the end of the day / in the final analysis

Use this phrase to cut through details and state the ultimate truth or core factor.

投人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to invest in the individual / to back the founder

A common venture capital term emphasizing betting on the talent rather than just the business idea.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the topic as an obvious truth or common consensus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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