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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24 (06:03) HSK 5
nà xià zǒng yuē nà ge měi guó shāng rén shì xiǎng gàn má

那夏总约那个美国商人 是想干吗

“Then why do you want to meet with that American businessman?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 06:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men zhōu lǜ shī zhēn shì huì dòng chá rén xīn a

“Our Attorney Zhou is really perceptive about people.”

nà xià zǒng yuē nà ge měi guó shāng rén shì xiǎng gàn má CURRENT FOCUS

那夏总约 那个 美国商人 是想干吗

“Then why do you want to meet with that American businessman?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dào shí hòu nǐ jiù zhī dào le

到时候你就知道了

“You'll know in time.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT MOTIVES
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Reading Executive Intentions (揣摩上意)

In Chinese business dynamics, subordinates often try to deduce superiors' hidden strategies or private diplomatic meetings before official announcements are made.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #curiosity #information_seeking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
想干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

what does (one) want to do / what's the plan

A blunt, casual spoken phrase questioning someone's underlying purpose or intent.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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