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《About Love》 S1·E22 (27:07) HSK 2
hái zuò dé zhè me fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ

还做得这么风生水起

“You've done so well.”

《About Love》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 27:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín shén me shí hòu chū lái zuò hóng jiǔ shēng yì de ya

您什么时候出来做红酒生意的呀

“When did you get into the red wine business?”

hái zuò dé zhè me fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

还做得这么 风生水起

“You've done so well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN āi yā ràng wǒ zhè ge xué jīng mào de

哎呀 让我这个学经贸的

“Makes me, a business major,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: FLATTERING
Tone: COMPLIMENTARY
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Praising Competence (奉承与客套)

In Chinese networking, excessively praising another person's commercial success while downplaying one's own professional credentials is an essential social lubricant to show respect.

INTENT TAGS: #compliment #flattery #networking #admiration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
风生水起 SPOKEN CHUNK

thriving; booming; flourishing rapidly

An auspicious four-character idiom derived from feng shui, ideal for praising someone's booming business or career.

做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business; to run a venture

The standard colloquial term for conducting business or commercial trading.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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