《The Truth》 S1·E8 (12:37)
HSK 6
nà ge yě suàn shì zhī gēn zhī dǐ de a
那个 也算是知根知底的啊
“Well, we know each other pretty well.”
《The Truth》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 12:37
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ zài nǐ zhè ér yě gàn le hǎo jǐ nián le shì ba
“I've worked for you for years now, right?”
nà ge yě suàn shì zhī gēn zhī dǐ de a
CURRENT FOCUS
那个 也 算是 知根知底 的啊
“Well, we know each other pretty well.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ shuō xiàn zài zhè shén me dōng xī dōu nà me guì
“You know how expensive everything is nowadays.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
BUILDING RAPPORT
Tone:
COAXING
Emotion:
HOPEFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know I'm loyal and reliable, so you owe it to me to treat me right financially.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Ganqing in Negotiation
In Chinese workplace dynamics, employees often invoke relational closeness (知根知底) and tenure before addressing delicate financial topics like raises.
INTENT TAGS:
#pre-negotiation
#persuasion
#appealing_to_closeness
#hedging
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
知根知底
SPOKEN CHUNK
knowing someone inside out; familiar with someone's background
Used to describe deep mutual familiarity and trustworthiness developed over a long period.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the assertion and invites the listener's agreement.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《The Truth》 S1·E8 (12:37) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus