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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17 (15:00) HSK 6
nǐ men shuō zhè ge jì yǎ ne yǒu měi guó zī běn chēng yāo

你们说这个季雅呢 有 美国资本撑腰

“Well, this Ji Ya has capital from the US backing her.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 15:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nǐ men xiān chī zhe yǒu shì hǎn wǒ hǎo duō chī diǎn a

那你们先吃着 有事喊我 好 多吃点啊

“You guys enjoy the food. Call me if you need anything. Okay. Eat up.”

nǐ men shuō zhè ge jì yǎ ne yǒu měi guó zī běn chēng yāo CURRENT FOCUS

你们说 这个 季雅呢 有 美国资本 撑腰

“Well, this Ji Ya has capital from the US backing her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà zán men zěn me bàn ne nǐ men yào bù yào wǒ zhǎo jǐ gè shī xiōng dì a

“What should we do? Do you want me to get a few of my seniors and juniors?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: INITIATING DISCUSSION
Tone: DELIBERATIVE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our rival has powerful foreign money behind her; are we really in a position to take her on?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Backing and Connections (Kaoshan)

In Chinese business dynamics, having a strong backer (撑腰) is often perceived as a decisive competitive advantage.

INTENT TAGS: #concern #competitor_analysis #seeking_consensus
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
撑腰 SPOKEN CHUNK

to back up; to support; to give backing

Commonly used to describe having powerful financial, political, or social patrons behind someone.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Used as a topic-marker pause to highlight the subject before providing surprising or important information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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