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《The Guilty》 S1·E14 (18:00) HSK 6
zuò shēng yì hé zuò rén yī yàng chéng xìn wèi běn

做生意和做人一样 诚信为本

“How you do business is how you are as a person. Integrity comes first.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 18:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zì qiú duō fú ba yáng zǒng yáng

“Good luck to you. Mr. Yang. Mr-”

zuò shēng yì hé zuò rén yī yàng chéng xìn wèi běn CURRENT FOCUS

做生意 和 做人 一样 诚信为本

“How you do business is how you are as a person. Integrity comes first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men bù guāng yào kàn duì fāng gōng sī de wèi lái qián lì

我们不光要看对方公司的 未来潜力

“We not only look at the partner company's future potential,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: STATING PRINCIPLES
Tone: DIDACTIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chengxin (Integrity and Trustworthiness)

In traditional Chinese commercial philosophy, personal moral integrity (Zuoren) is seen as inseparable from corporate conduct and long-term business viability.

INTENT TAGS: #moralizing #principle_setting #business_ethics #asserting_values
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
诚信为本 SPOKEN CHUNK

integrity is fundamental / honesty is the cornerstone

A classic four-character idiom widely used in formal business and professional settings to emphasize ethical standards.

做生意和做人一样 SPOKEN CHUNK

conducting business is just like conducting oneself

A common rhetorical framing used to link commercial decisions with personal moral integrity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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