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《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (13:42) HSK 4
nín kàn kàn nín kāi zhè tiáo jiàn nà shì ràng jiàn gōng jí tuán bái gàn

您看看您开这条件 那是让建工集团白干

“the conditions on the paper are basically asking us to work for free!”

《The Knockout》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 13:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo zhǔ rèn

老主任

“Mr. Li,”

nín kàn kàn nín kāi zhè tiáo jiàn nà shì ràng jiàn gōng jí tuán bái gàn CURRENT FOCUS

您看看 您开这条件 那是 让建工 集团 白干

“the conditions on the paper are basically asking us to work for free!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge tā shì cūn mín men de yì jiàn tā bú shì wǒ gè rén de yì si

这个 它 是村民们的意见 它不是我个人的意思

“Well, they are the villagers' opinions, not what I personally want.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROTESTING UNFAIRNESS
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your demands are ridiculous, and we will never agree to work for free.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Confrontation via Honorifics

Even during sharp disagreements, Chinese business interlocutors often maintain superficial deference using honorifics like '您' to prevent immediate loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #rejection #protest #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
开条件 SPOKEN CHUNK

set terms; propose conditions

Standard phrase in commercial negotiations referring to offering business terms.

白干 SPOKEN CHUNK

work for nothing; work in vain

Everyday colloquial term meaning to do labor without compensation or without achieving any result.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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