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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (05:54) HSK 6
zhǐ yào nǐ shǒu guī jǔ de huà hái shì kě yǐ zhēng dào qián de

只要你守规矩的话 还是可以挣到钱的

“As long as you follow the rules, you can make money.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 05:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīng hǎi zhè ge dì fāng jī huì hěn duō

京海这个地方 机会很多

“There are many opportunities in Jinghai.”

zhǐ yào nǐ shǒu guī jǔ de huà hái shì kě yǐ zhēng dào qián de CURRENT FOCUS

只要 你 守规矩 的话 还是可以挣到钱的

“As long as you follow the rules, you can make money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāo lǎo bǎn shuō zhè ge guī jǔ

高老板说这个规矩

“The rules in question”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can make money only if you play by my rules and stay in your lane.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Codes (Qian Gui Ze)

In commercial and underworld dynamics, 'rules' frequently refer to unspoken hierarchical norms rather than written laws, defining who has territory and power.

INTENT TAGS: #conditional_promise #implicit_threat #establishing_dominance #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
守规矩 SPOKEN CHUNK

abide by the rules / behave oneself

Can refer to formal laws or informal social codes; often carries an undertone of knowing one's place in a hierarchy.

挣到钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

make money / earn a profit

A very common colloquial term for earning income or succeeding commercially.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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