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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (45:31) HSK 5
wāng lǎo bǎn míng bái rén

汪老板明白人

“Mr. Wang, you're a wise man.”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 45:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà bì xū dé gēn nín hé zuò ya yào bù rán qīng shān bù jiù bái lái le

那必须得跟您合作呀 要不然青山不就白来了

“in Qingshan, they have to work with you. Otherwise, what's the point of coming here at all?”

wāng lǎo bǎn míng bái rén CURRENT FOCUS

汪 老板 明白人

“Mr. Wang, you're a wise man.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guì lǎo bǎn chǎng liàng rén

“And you're an openhanded man.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: FLATTERY AND PRAISE
Tone: FLATTERING
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know how business works, so let's make this deal happen.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mutual Flattery in Business (商业互捧)

In Chinese business culture, exchanging reciprocal compliments before finalizing deals helps maintain mutual 'face' and establishes harmonious commercial relations.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #deal_making #rapport_building #face_giving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
明白人 SPOKEN CHUNK

a sensible, perceptive person who understands how things work

Used colloquially to compliment someone who quickly grasps implicit intentions or social realities without needing excessive explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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