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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15 (07:31) HSK 3
wǒ xū yào zhè ge zhī gēn zhī dǐ néng gàn huó de rén

我需要这个知根知底 能干活的人

“I need people I know well who can do the job.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 07:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huó ne yuè gàn yuè hǎo rén ne xiàn zài jiù bǐ jiào quē le

“Business is getting better and better. Now I'm short of hands.”

wǒ xū yào zhè ge zhī gēn zhī dǐ néng gàn huó de rén CURRENT FOCUS

我需要 这个 知根知底 能干活 的人

“I need people I know well who can do the job.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kěn dìng ne jiù shǒu xuǎn zán xiāng lǐ xiāng qīn de duì ba duì duì duì duì

肯定呢 就首选咱乡里乡亲的 对吧 对对对 对

“Naturally, I prefer folks from our village, right? -Right, right. -Right, right.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SPECIFYING CRITERIA
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Trust Networks (Guanxi Recruitment)

In traditional and grassroots Chinese businesses, hiring people whose family and personal backgrounds are thoroughly known provides more security than hiring strangers.

INTENT TAGS: #recruiting #specifying_criteria #pragmatic #trust_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
知根知底 SPOKEN CHUNK

knowing someone inside and out / fully familiar with someone's background

Use this four-character idiom to emphasize deep mutual familiarity, trust, and transparent personal history.

能干活 SPOKEN CHUNK

hardworking and capable / able to get the job done

Colloquial phrase often praised in labor, trade, or pragmatic working environments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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