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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (08:30) HSK 6
lǎo jiě lǎo jiě lǎo jiě wǒ nǐ nǐ děng yí xià wǒ chī kǒu fàn

老解 老解 老解 我 你 你等一下 我吃口饭

“Xie. Xie. Xie. - I... - Wait a second. I need to eat.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 08:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo hǎo xíng ba

好好 行吧

“Alright.”

lǎo jiě lǎo jiě lǎo jiě wǒ nǐ nǐ děng yí xià wǒ chī kǒu fàn CURRENT FOCUS

老解 老解 老解 我 你 你 等一下 我 吃口饭

“Xie. Xie. Xie. - I... - Wait a second. I need to eat.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ nà ér hái yǒu hǎo duō shì ne wǒ yī tiān méi chī fàn le wǒ men bǎ zhè ge

“I have a lot to do. I haven't eaten today. I want to discuss a problem with you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DELAYING
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: FATIGUE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back off for five minutes and let me eat something before piling on more tasks.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Prefix Lao (老) for Familiar Colleagues

Affixing 'Lao' before a colleague's surname is a very common way to show camaraderie and informal respect among workplace peers of similar or mature age.

INTENT TAGS: #delaying #pleading #negotiation #self_care
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
等一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a moment; hold on

An extremely versatile phrase used to pause an action or buy time in casual or workplace settings.

吃口饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

grab a bite to eat

An idiomatic, diminutive phrasing that highlights a modest, quick need to eat rather than having a full feast.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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