《The Truth》 S1·E8 (12:34)
HSK 3
wǒ zài nǐ zhè ér yě gàn le hǎo jǐ nián le shì ba
我在你这儿也干了好几年了 是吧
“I've worked for you for years now, right?”
《The Truth》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 12:34
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
wǒ zài nǐ zhè ér yě gàn le hǎo jǐ nián le shì ba
CURRENT FOCUS
我在 你这儿也 干了好几年 了 是吧
“I've worked for you for years now, right?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nà ge yě suàn shì zhī gēn zhī dǐ de a
“Well, we know each other pretty well.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
BUILDING RAPPORT
Tone:
PERSUASIVE
Emotion:
EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know you can trust me given my years of loyal service, so hear me out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Seniority Leverage
In Chinese workplace negotiations, referencing shared history and loyalty is standard practice before asking for favors or raises.
INTENT TAGS:
#seeking_validation
#establishing_rapport
#persuasion
#framing
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2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
干了好几年
SPOKEN CHUNK
worked for several years
A natural colloquial way to describe one's tenure or experience in a job.
是吧
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't that right? / right?
Used at the end of a statement to seek affirmation and pull the listener onto common ground.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates the continuation of an action up to the present moment, emphasizing accumulated time.
Modal Particle「吧」 (ba)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the assertion into a tag question to prompt listener agreement.
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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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