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《Born with Luck》 S1·E2 (16:40) HSK 5
xiōng dì men zuò bǐ mǎi mài bù róng yì

兄弟们做笔买卖不容易

“It's not easy for us to do business.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 16:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng shōu

能收

“I can.”

xiōng dì men zuò bǐ mǎi mài bù róng yì CURRENT FOCUS

兄弟们 做笔买卖 不容易

“It's not easy for us to do business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rán néng shōu

既然能收

“Since you can take it,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PLEADING FOR LENIENCY
Tone: APPEALING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut us some slack and don't make this harder than it needs to be.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Hardship (Kuqing)

In informal or gray-market negotiations, highlighting the struggle and effort of one's team ('brothers') is a common tactic to appeal to human sympathy and secure favorable terms.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #appealing #persuasion #seeking_leniency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做笔买卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do a business deal

A common informal expression used when referring to conducting a trade or transaction.

不容易 SPOKEN CHUNK

not easy; hard-earned

Frequently used to appeal to sympathy or highlight significant hardship.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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