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《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (05:22) HSK 7
yǐ hòu shào bù liǎo dǎ jiāo dào chuān dé hái shì shāo wēi zhèng shì diǎn

以后少不了打交道 穿得还是稍微正式点

“but you can't avoid dealing with him in the future. So dress more formally.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 05:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì yào xiān liàng ma guān dà guān xiǎo de dào dǐ shì gè cūn zhǔ rèn ne

不是要鲜亮吗 官大官小的 到底是个村主任呢

“I thought I needed something bright. The Chairman of the Village Committee is not a big shot,”

yǐ hòu shào bù liǎo dǎ jiāo dào chuān dé hái shì shāo wēi zhèng shì diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

以后 少不了打交道 穿得还是稍微正式点

“but you can't avoid dealing with him in the future. So dress more formally.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì chuān dī diào yì diǎn de

对 穿低调一点的

“You're right. Wear something less flamboyant.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: PRUDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't dress flashy; we need this official on our side for future business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Etiquette

Dress codes when meeting grassroots officials in China require balancing respect without appearing ostentatious, facilitating long-term interpersonal relations.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #networking #prudence #protocol
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
少不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

bound to; cannot avoid; inevitable

Used before verbs to indicate that an event or action is unavoidable or bound to happen frequently.

打交道 SPOKEN CHUNK

to interact with; to deal with; to have contact with

An essential spoken collocation for interpersonal and business networking.

稍微正式点 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit more formal

A polite suggestion pattern combining '稍微' with an adjective and '点' to soften a recommendation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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