《Love Between Lines》 S1·E18 (05:29)
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yào bù rán wǒ men zuì jìn yuē shàng chí xīn chī gè fàn
要不然我们最近 约上池心吃个饭
“Why don't we invite Chi Xin for a meal sometime soon?”
《Love Between Lines》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 05:29
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
fù zé duì jiē de rén jiù shì chí xīn
负责对接的人就是池心
“and Chi Xin is the person in charge of coordination.”
yào bù rán wǒ men zuì jìn yuē shàng chí xīn chī gè fàn
CURRENT FOCUS
要不然 我们最近 约上池心 吃个饭
“Why don't we invite Chi Xin for a meal sometime soon?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yǐ miǎn yǐ hòu yǒu shén me wù huì
以免以后有什么误会
“To avoid any misunderstandings in the future.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
PROPOSING A SOLUTION
Tone:
SUGGESTIVE
Emotion:
ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's butter her up over dinner so she doesn't give us a hard time later.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dinner Table Diplomacy (餐桌文化 / 饭局)
In Chinese business culture, sharing a meal outside the office is often the most effective way to establish trust, soften rigid boundaries, and resolve or prevent workplace friction.
INTENT TAGS:
#suggesting
#networking
#preempting_conflict
#rapport_building
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
要不然
SPOKEN CHUNK
otherwise; how about; maybe we should
A common conversational transition to pitch a softer, alternative suggestion.
约上...吃个饭
SPOKEN CHUNK
invite someone out for a meal
A staple expression in both social and business contexts for relationship-building (guanxi).
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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