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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6 (24:04) HSK 4
nà zán kāi shǐ ba zhī qián nǐ shuō de nà jǐ dòng lǎo lóu

那咱开始吧 之前你说的那几栋老楼

“Let's get started. The old buildings you mentioned earlier”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 24:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zán rén qí le zhè shì gù shū xiǎo liú zhāng yí wáng yí zhào yí

那咱人齐了 这是顾叔 小刘 张姨 王姨 赵姨

“Everyone's here then. This is Mr. Gu. Liu. Ms. Zhang. Ms. Wang. Ms. Zhao.”

nà zán kāi shǐ ba zhī qián nǐ shuō de nà jǐ dòng lǎo lóu CURRENT FOCUS

那咱 开始吧 之前 你说的 那几栋老楼

“Let's get started. The old buildings you mentioned earlier”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì yuán zào zhǐ chǎng de zhí gōng jiā shǔ lóu yī gòng shì sān bǎi jiǔ shí bā hù

是原造纸厂的职工家属楼 一共是三百九十八户

“are the former staff housing for the paper mill. There are 398 households in total.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INITIATING DISCUSSION
Tone: BUSINESSLIKE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Zan (咱) for In-group Inclusivity

Using 'zan' instead of 'women' fosters a warm, collaborative bond among group members before tackling practical duties.

INTENT TAGS: #agenda_setting #meeting_opening #transition #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
咱开始吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's get started

A friendly, inclusive way to open a meeting or begin collective work.

之前你说的那几栋 SPOKEN CHUNK

those several buildings you mentioned earlier

Useful for referencing a topic previously brought up by an interlocutor.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative into a polite, cooperative suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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