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《My Destiny》 S1·E11 (07:51) HSK 4
jī chǔ gōng zī dāng rán shì bù gāo le nà jiù shì yǒu tí chéng lóu

基础工资当然是不高了 那就是有提成喽

“of course the base salary is not high. So there's commission?”

《My Destiny》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 07:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tán tán dài yù

谈谈待遇

“What about the salary?”

jī chǔ gōng zī dāng rán shì bù gāo le nà jiù shì yǒu tí chéng lóu CURRENT FOCUS

基础工资 当然是 不高了 那就是有 提成 喽

“of course the base salary is not high. So there's commission?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuò nǐ de zhù lǐ xué fèi tí chéng zěn me fēn

“How will the tuition commission be split as your assistant?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: NEGOTIATING TERMS
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't just tell me the base pay is low—let's hear how much commission I can actually earn.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Incentive-Driven Compensation Structure

In many commercial and private training sectors in China, employers keep base salaries intentionally low while motivating staff through aggressive performance-based commissions (提成).

INTENT TAGS: #compensation_inquiry #commission_seeking #probing #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
基础工资 SPOKEN CHUNK

base salary; base pay

Use this standard human resources term when discussing the fixed part of remuneration.

有提成 SPOKEN CHUNK

to receive commission or percentage-based bonuses

Commonly used when discussing sales, consulting, or incentive-based employment compensation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an accepted current state of affairs regarding the base salary.

Modal Particle「喽」 (lou) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the deductive conclusion and invites confirmation from the other party.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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