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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (02:23) HSK 4
jīn ér néng bù néng gěi xiōng dì men duō fēn diǎn

今儿能不能给兄弟们多分点

“can you give each of us a bigger share today?”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 02:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liáng gē

良哥

“Yuliang,”

jīn ér néng bù néng gěi xiōng dì men duō fēn diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

今儿 能不能给 兄弟们 多分点

“can you give each of us a bigger share today?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gē jīn tiān zhè huó zěn me fēn fēn duō shǎo

哥 今天这活怎么分 分多少

“Brother. How do we split the money from this job? How much does everyone get?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: TENTATIVE REQUEST
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We did tough work today and deserve a bigger cut of the profits.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Brothers-in-Arms Profit Sharing

Invoking '兄弟' (brothers) shifts a purely transactional wage negotiation into an emotional appeal based on brotherhood and shared hardship.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiation #requesting #hedging #profit_sharing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
能不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you / is it possible to

An affirmative-negative question form used to soften requests and make them more polite.

兄弟们 SPOKEN CHUNK

brothers / crew members

Commonly used in blue-collar, gang, or close-knit work teams to foster camaraderie and appeal to shared loyalty.

多分点 SPOKEN CHUNK

distribute a bit more

Formed by '多' (more) + '分' (divide/share) + '点' (a little), used when negotiating shares of money or resources.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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