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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (19:21) HSK 6
nǐ xiàn zài jiù zài dān wù wǒ men zuò shēng yì xíng ma

你现在就在耽误我们做生意行吗

“You're holding up our business now, okay?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 19:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎi nǐ gǎn jǐn huí jiā

“Grandma, just go home.”

nǐ xiàn zài jiù zài dān wù wǒ men zuò shēng yì xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

你现在就在 耽误我 们 做生意 行吗

“You're holding up our business now, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo hǎo hǎo gǎn jǐn gǎn jǐn gǎn jǐn zǒu

“-Alright, alright. -Hurry up and go.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPELLING AND COMPLAINING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are getting in our way and costing us money, so get out of here right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Business vs. Family Obligations

In small Chinese family enterprises, the urgency of earning a livelihood ('做生意') often overrides standard generational deference when older relatives interfere.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #urging #complaint #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耽误做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

disrupt business / delay making sales

Commonly said by vendors or small business owners when onlookers or family members interfere with commerce.

行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

alright? / okay?

Placed at the end of a blunt statement to add forceful rhetorical pressure rather than genuinely asking for consent.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical tag question that puts immediate communicative pressure on the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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