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《The Knockout》 S1·E31 (26:29) HSK 3
yǐ hòu wǒ men jiù shì zhèng zhèng jīng jīng de shēng yì rén

以后我们就是 正正经经的生意人

“From now on, we're law-abiding businessmen.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 26:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòng nǐ xiàn zài de shēn fèn bǎ suǒ yǒu de chǎn yè xǐ bái

“using your current status legitimizes all your business.”

yǐ hòu wǒ men jiù shì zhèng zhèng jīng jīng de shēng yì rén CURRENT FOCUS

以后我们 就是 正正经经 的生意人

“From now on, we're law-abiding businessmen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiàn zài yǐ jīng shì zhè yàng le wǒ hái jìn le shāng huì dì èr

我现在已经是这样了 我还进了商会 第二

“I already am. -I've also joined the Chamber of Commerce. -Second,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No more shady or illegal deals; we must go completely legit.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Legitimizing Illicit Wealth (洗白)

In underworld and grey-market narratives, transitioning from illicit operations to a respectable businessperson (正经生意人) represents both social status rehabilitation and legal self-preservation.

INTENT TAGS: #demanding_compliance #transition #determination #reformation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
正正经经 SPOKEN CHUNK

respectable; legitimate; decent

A duplicated AABB form of '正经' used to emphatically describe someone or something as respectable, proper, or honest.

生意人 SPOKEN CHUNK

businessperson; merchant

A common colloquial term for an entrepreneur or someone engaged in business.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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