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《The Knockout》 S1·E4 (36:50) HSK 4
ā shèng guò lái zhǎo wǒ shuō nǐ men yào zuò shēng yì hěn quē qián

阿盛过来找我 说你们要做生意很缺钱

“Sheng came to me, saying you need money for business.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 36:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kàn kàn

你看看

“Look.”

ā shèng guò lái zhǎo wǒ shuō nǐ men yào zuò shēng yì hěn quē qián CURRENT FOCUS

阿盛 过来 找我 说你们要 做生意 很 缺钱

“Sheng came to me, saying you need money for business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gē tè dì guò lái guān zhào guān zhào nǐ de a

“My brother came here to help you.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: BROACHING A SENSITIVE TOPIC
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are desperate for cash, so hear what I have to offer.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Intermediary Networking (Tuo Ren)

Business favors and financing in Chinese circles frequently flow through family or mutual connections rather than formal lending channels, establishing interpersonal debt.

INTENT TAGS: #leverage #inquiry #probing #favor_establishment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business; to run a venture

A very common spoken idiom for conducting commercial trade or running an enterprise.

缺钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

short of money; in need of cash

Direct and colloquial phrase describing a lack of financial liquidity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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