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《The Heir》 S1·E16 (24:15) HSK 5
zuò shēng yì yǐ lì wèi xiān nà zì rán shì zhuàn qián zuì zhòng yào le

做生意以利为先 那自然是赚钱最重要了

“In business, profit comes first. Making money is naturally the most important.”

《The Heir》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 24:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ shuō shuō nǐ wèi hé xuǎn le zhè kuǎn yě chá

“Then tell me, why did you choose this Wild Tea?”

zuò shēng yì yǐ lì wèi xiān nà zì rán shì zhuàn qián zuì zhòng yào le CURRENT FOCUS

做生意 以利为先 那自然是 赚钱 最重要 了

“In business, profit comes first. Making money is naturally the most important.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ wǒ rèn wéi jīn rì zhè wǔ kuǎn chá hǎo yǔ huài dōu bú zhòng yào le

“So I think it doesn't matter if the 5 types of tea today is good or bad.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: JUSTIFYING DECISION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Merchant Mindset

In traditional Chinese commercial philosophy, while virtue is valued, the pragmatic maxim of prioritizing profit reflects raw mercantile reality often debated against connoisseurship.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #asserting_logic #commercial_pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
以利为先 SPOKEN CHUNK

prioritizing profit above all else

Use to emphasize that financial gain is the primary guiding principle of a venture.

那自然是 SPOKEN CHUNK

naturally; of course it is

A spoken connective phrase used to introduce an obvious or logical conclusion.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces the speaker's decisive statement and sense of absolute obviousness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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