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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (29:20) HSK 3
suàn suàn nà ge xiān xiě gè zì jù

算算那个 先写个字据

“Let's calculate it and write an IOU first.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 29:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì kè hù yào yǒu lǐ mào

对客户要有礼貌

“Be polite to customers!”

suàn suàn nà ge xiān xiě gè zì jù CURRENT FOCUS

算算 那个 先 写个字据

“Let's calculate it and write an IOU first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè biān zhè biān zhè biān

这边这边这边

“This way.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTION
Tone: DIRECTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Written Evidence in Informal Business (空口无凭,立字为据)

Even in casual or small-scale commercial exchanges, drafting a quick written receipt ('字据') is standard practice to prevent future disputes.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #formality #securing_evidence #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
写个字据 SPOKEN CHUNK

write a receipt / put it in writing as proof

Commonly used in informal business or personal financial transactions to establish a written record or contract.

算算 SPOKEN CHUNK

calculate / figure out

Reduplication of the verb '算', making the instruction sound more casual and colloquial.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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