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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21 (01:52) HSK 2
méi shì dōu shì lǎo shú rén le wǔ shí jiù wǔ shí ba

没事 都是老熟人了 五十就五十吧

“It's okay. We're old acquaintances. 50 is fine.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 01:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men xiàn zài yì bǎi le

我们现在一百了

“we're at 100 now.”

méi shì dōu shì lǎo shú rén le wǔ shí jiù wǔ shí ba CURRENT FOCUS

没事 都 是 老熟人 了 五十就五十吧

“It's okay. We're old acquaintances. 50 is fine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎi gē

海哥

“Hai,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: MAKING CONCESSION
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm cutting you a deal because I value our relationship, so remember this favor.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Guanxi in Transactions

In Chinese trade culture, invoking familiar ties ('老熟人') allows parties to grant discounts as interpersonal favors that build future social capital.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #favor_giving #compromise #relationship_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
老熟人 SPOKEN CHUNK

old acquaintance; familiar contact

Frequently invoked in business or favors to trigger relational discounts and mutual goodwill.

就……吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

let it be... then; settling for...

Expresses reluctant acceptance or compromise on a specific condition.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly settled or realized state regarding their relationship.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys compromise, resignation, or agreeable consensus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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