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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E23 (28:53) HSK 6
shì yào xiān qù kǎo chá gēn nǐ qiān hé tóng de zhè ge dān wèi kào bù kào pǔ

是要先去考察 跟你签合同的这个单位 靠不靠谱

“is to first verify if the party you're signing with is reliable.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 28:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì zhòng yào de

最重要的

“The most important thing”

shì yào xiān qù kǎo chá gēn nǐ qiān hé tóng de zhè ge dān wèi kào bù kào pǔ CURRENT FOCUS

是要 先去 考察 跟你 签合同 的 这个 单位 靠不靠谱

“is to first verify if the party you're signing with is reliable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí cì cái shì hé zhǔn hé tóng wén běn tiáo kuǎn

其次 才是核准合同文本条款

“Only after that do you verify the specific terms and clauses.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INSTRUCTING
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Character and Trust in Business (信誉与靠谱)

In Chinese business pragmatics, vetting the counterparty's fundamental reliability and reputational standing often takes precedence over pure contractual legalities.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #prioritizing #due_diligence #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
靠不靠谱 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether someone/something is reliable or dependable

A colloquial A-not-A question form derived from '靠谱', widely used in daily and business spoken Chinese.

先去考察 SPOKEN CHUNK

first go conduct due diligence/inspection

Used when setting a prerequisite procedural step before moving to the next action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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