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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6 (20:29) HSK 1
zěn me nǐ xiǎng zài zhè biān kāi diàn

怎么 你想在这边开店

“Why? You want to open a shop here?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 20:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì dǎ gōng de zhè zhǒng shì qíng dé wèn lǎo bǎn wǒ yě bú shì hěn qīng chǔ

我是打工的 这种事情得问老板 我也不是很清楚

“I'm just an employee. You'd have to ask the boss that. I'm not really sure either.”

zěn me nǐ xiǎng zài zhè biān kāi diàn CURRENT FOCUS

怎么 你想 在这 边开店

“Why? You want to open a shop here?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì yǒu nà me gè xiǎng fǎ

“Yes. I'm thinking about it.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INQUIRING INTENTION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Commercial Inquiries

In Chinese neighborhood culture, prospective business owners often casually probe local workers or shopkeepers to assess storefront availability before contacting property owners directly.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #probing #clarification #business_prospect
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
开店 SPOKEN CHUNK

to open a shop or business

A very common colloquial term for starting a brick-and-mortar store or business.

在这边 SPOKEN CHUNK

around here / over this way

Used in casual speech to refer vaguely to a general surrounding area.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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