《The Truth》 S1·E4 (40:45)
HSK 5
nǐ gōng zuò shá sòng kuài dì ya
你工作啥 送快递呀
“What work? Delivering packages?”
《The Truth》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 40:45
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
yī dùn fàn yòu bù dān wù
一顿饭又不耽误
“One meal won't hinder anything.”
nǐ gōng zuò shá sòng kuài dì ya
CURRENT FOCUS
你 工作啥 送快递呀
“What work? Delivering packages?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yǒu xiāo xī le lì kè tōng zhī wǒ a duō xiè
有消息了立刻通知我啊 多谢
“Notify me once you get any leads. Thank you.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
INQUIRING AND TEASING
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What do you even do all day? Are you just running around doing delivery work?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Probing of Occupation
In casual Chinese social interactions, people often bluntly ask about occupation as an icebreaker or form of playful ribbing without intending malicious offense.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#teasing
#poking_fun
#small_talk
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
送快递
SPOKEN CHUNK
deliver packages or express mail
A very common modern term referring to couriers or parcel delivery personnel.
工作啥
SPOKEN CHUNK
what kind of work do you do
A colloquial northern spoken phrasing used instead of the standard '做甚么工作'.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the blunt inquiry and adds a lighthearted, inquisitive, or teasing flavor to the guess.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《The Truth》 S1·E4 (40:45) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus