《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E9 (18:01)
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shén me shì
什么事
“What is it?”
《No Pain No Gain》
S1·E9
TIMECODE: 18:01
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
mǎn zú yuán gōng de qíng gǎn xū qiú cóng ér liú zhù rén cái péi zǒng zhǎo wǒ
“(to satisfy its employees' emotional needs) (in order to retain talent.) Mr. Pei, you wanted to see me?”
shén me shì
CURRENT FOCUS
什么事
“What is it?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bú shì nǐ shuō yǒu shì yào gēn wǒ shāng liáng ma
“You're the one who said you had something to discuss.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
INQUIRING PURPOSE
Tone:
DIRECT
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Concise Executive Communication
In Chinese business contexts, superiors often use extremely concise prompts like '什么事' to signal that they are ready to listen but expect the subordinate to get straight to the point.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#directness
#prompting
#task_oriented
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
什么事
SPOKEN CHUNK
What's up? / What is it?
A concise, neutral, and direct phrase used to ask why someone came over or what they need to discuss.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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