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《My Destiny》 S1·E23 (31:35) HSK 6
zhè shì yòng qī guò le nǐ nǐ zhēn dé gěi rén jiā zhǎng diǎn gōng zī

这试用期过了 你 你真得给人家 涨点工资

“his probation is over. You should give him a raise.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 31:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù guò nǐ tí dào hé dà yé

不过 你提到何大爷

“Well, as for Mr. He,”

zhè shì yòng qī guò le nǐ nǐ zhēn dé gěi rén jiā zhǎng diǎn gōng zī CURRENT FOCUS

这 试用 期过了 你 你 真得 给 人家 涨点工资

“his probation is over. You should give him a raise.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jī shù dìng dé què shí shì yǒu diǎn dī nǐ zěn me zhè me rè xīn cháng a

基数定得确实是有点低 你怎么这么热心肠啊

“The starting pay was too low. What a warmhearted man!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are underpaying him; do the right thing and give him a raise now that probation is up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Demands via Diminutives (涨点工资)

Adding '点' (a little bit) softens a potentially awkward financial demand or advice, making it sound reasonable rather than greedy or overstepping.

INTENT TAGS: #advocacy #pleading #advising #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
试用期过了 SPOKEN CHUNK

probation period has ended

Standard workplace terminology referring to the completion of an employee's trial period.

真得 SPOKEN CHUNK

really ought to / must

Used colloquially to express strong moral advice or practical necessity ('děi').

涨点工资 SPOKEN CHUNK

give a slight pay raise

A tactful way to request or advise a wage increase, softened by '点' (a little bit).

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the probation period as a completed prerequisite.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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