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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (38:53) HSK 7
lín xiàn zhǎng nín hǎo a mǎ bèi shàng de xiàn zhǎng jiǔ yǎng jiǔ yǎng

林县长您好啊 马背上的县长 久仰 久仰

“Nice to meet you, County Mayor Lin. The County Mayor on horseback. I've heard so much about you.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 38:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huān yíng huān yíng

欢迎 欢迎

“Welcome.”

lín xiàn zhǎng nín hǎo a mǎ bèi shàng de xiàn zhǎng jiǔ yǎng jiǔ yǎng CURRENT FOCUS

林县长 您好 啊 马背上的县长 久仰 久仰

“Nice to meet you, County Mayor Lin. The County Mayor on horseback. I've heard so much about you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mǎ bèi shàng de xiàn zhǎng bù gǎn dāng wǒ xiàn zài ya shì zhōng bù xiàn zhǎng

马背上的县长 不敢当 我现在呀 是忠布县长

“The County Mayor on horseback— You flatter me. Right now, I'm the Zhongbu County Mayor—”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: FLATTERY
Tone: FLATTERING
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is an honor to meet such a famous and respected official like you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ketao Formal Etiquette (客套)

Using classical greetings like 'Jiuyang' and mentioning an official's acclaimed reputation is standard Chinese etiquette to show respect and build rapport.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #flattery #politeness #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
久仰 SPOKEN CHUNK

I have long looked forward to meeting you

A highly formal, classical set phrase used when meeting someone distinguished for the first time.

马背上的县长 SPOKEN CHUNK

the magistrate on horseback

An honorific moniker celebrating a grassroots leader who travels rugged terrain on horse to serve the people.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the greeting and conveys warmth and enthusiasm upon meeting.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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