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《My Destiny》 S1·E11 (02:18) HSK 5
nà wǒ néng bù néng pìn qǐng nǐ dào wǒ de gōng sī zuò fù zǒng jīng lǐ a

那我能不能聘请你 到我的公司 做副总经理啊

“Could I hire you as the deputy general manager of my company?”

《My Destiny》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 02:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tīng shuō nǐ hái méi yǒu zhǎo dào gōng zuò

“I heard you haven't found a job yet.”

nà wǒ néng bù néng pìn qǐng nǐ dào wǒ de gōng sī zuò fù zǒng jīng lǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

那我 能不能聘请你 到我的公司 做副总经理啊

“Could I hire you as the deputy general manager of my company?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín bìng bù liǎo jiě wǒ

“You don't know me.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROPOSING OFFER
Tone: INVITING
Emotion: SINCERITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I value you and want to help you out by bringing you straight into senior management.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Respectful Recruitment (Li-xian-xia-shi)

When hiring someone respected or in transition, using respectful vocabulary like 'pinqing' softens the employer-employee dynamic and preserves the candidate's dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #job_offer #extending_invitation #showing_respect #tentative_proposal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
聘请 SPOKEN CHUNK

hire; engage; employ (respectfully)

A polite and formal term for offering a professional or managerial position, showing deference to the recruit.

副总经理 SPOKEN CHUNK

vice general manager; deputy general manager

A standard corporate title in Chinese businesses, often abbreviated as 'fuzong'.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative proposal, making the executive job offer sound warm, respectful, and approachable rather than demanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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