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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4 (17:33) HSK 5
nǐ shì pǎo shén me dà yè wù a

你是跑什么大业务啊

“What big business have you been dealing with?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 17:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN āi yōu lǐ shào yé

“Hey, Mr. Li.”

nǐ shì pǎo shén me dà yè wù a CURRENT FOCUS

你是跑什么大业务啊

“What big business have you been dealing with?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī zhěng tiān kàn bú dào rén

“I haven't seen you all day.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING INQUIRY
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Where have you been all day? You're acting like you're some high-powered CEO.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Hyperbole (Tiao-kan)

Chinese speakers often address friends playfully using grand titles like 'Young Master' or exaggerating their activities as 'big business' to establish closeness through teasing.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #teasing #hyperbole #curiosity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
跑业务 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do sales; to run around drumming up business

A common colloquial phrase referring to field sales work or running client errands.

大业务 SPOKEN CHUNK

big business deal

Often used hyperbolically or sarcastically to tease someone who acts excessively busy.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question and amplifies the teasing, playful tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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