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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E21 (26:34) HSK 6
zhè ge huáng lǎo bǎn shì zuò shuǐ ní hùn níng tǔ shēng yì de

这个黄老板 是做水泥混凝土生意的

“This Mr. Huang is in the cement and concrete business.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 26:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng nián nà ge rén yīng gāi jiù shì tā

“He must be the one from back then.”

zhè ge huáng lǎo bǎn shì zuò shuǐ ní hùn níng tǔ shēng yì de CURRENT FOCUS

这个 黄 老板 是做水泥混凝土生意的

“This Mr. Huang is in the cement and concrete business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zhè chǎng zi zhè jǐ nián jīng yíng bù shàn

“His factory has been poorly managed these years.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Entrepreneurs as 'Laoban'

Calling a businessman 'Laoban' (Boss) combined with their surname is the ubiquitous standard in spoken Chinese to respectfully address or refer to private business owners.

INTENT TAGS: #identifying #reporting #profiling #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做……生意的 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the business of / running a business in...

A very common spoken structure used to describe someone's commercial occupation or industry.

水泥混凝土 SPOKEN CHUNK

cement and concrete

A common compound noun referring to building materials in industrial or construction contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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