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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (10:31) HSK 5
shén me zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng a wǒ xiān shōu xiē èr shǒu huò nǐ xiān rěn zhe diǎn

什么桌椅板凳啊 我先收些二手货 你先忍着点

“Things like chairs and tables are secondhand ones. Just bear it. I'll upgrade step by step.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 10:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dé xiān bǎ zhè xiē zhòng yào de jī chǔ shè shī xiān gǎo qǐ lái

我得先把这些 重要的基础设施 先搞起来

“I have to prioritize getting these essential infrastructure projects up.”

shén me zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng a wǒ xiān shōu xiē èr shǒu huò nǐ xiān rěn zhe diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

什么 桌椅板凳啊 我先收些二手货 你先 忍着点

“Things like chairs and tables are secondhand ones. Just bear it. I'll upgrade step by step.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN màn màn lái bei

慢慢来呗

“Just bear it. I'll upgrade step by step.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We do not have the money for brand new stuff right now, so just put up with it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tolerating Hardship in Early Entrepreneurship (艰苦创业)

In grassroots Chinese business culture, enduring meager material conditions and sharing hardship ('先忍着点') is viewed as a necessary early step toward future shared success.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #requesting_patience #budgeting #collaboration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
桌椅板凳 SPOKEN CHUNK

desks, chairs, and benches (furniture basics)

A common colloquial four-character idiom representing basic domestic or office furniture.

二手货 SPOKEN CHUNK

second-hand goods

Standard spoken Chinese term for pre-owned items.

忍着点 SPOKEN CHUNK

bear with it / put up with it for a while

Used informally to ask a close acquaintance or colleague to tolerate hardship or discomfort temporarily.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the topic phrase casually and maintains conversational rhythm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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