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《Road to Success》 S1·E28 (06:23) HSK 5
xiǎo lín lǎo shī jīn tiān zhǎo wǒ yǒu shì a qián zhǔ rèn

小林老师今天找我有事啊 钱主任

“Did you come to see me about something, Ms. Lin? Director Qian.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 06:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mǎ lái tiào

马来跳

“Knight jump.”

xiǎo lín lǎo shī jīn tiān zhǎo wǒ yǒu shì a qián zhǔ rèn CURRENT FOCUS

小林老师 今天 找我有事啊 钱 主任

“Did you come to see me about something, Ms. Lin? Director Qian.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì zhí yǐ lái

一直以来

“Thank you”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INQUIRING PURPOSE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing by Job Title

In Chinese institutional culture, addressing someone by their surname plus title (e.g., Qian Zhuren, Teacher Xiaolin) shows proper professional respect and maintains organizational hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #workplace_protocol #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
找我有事 SPOKEN CHUNK

looking for me for a matter / need to see me

A very common everyday phrase used when asking why someone contacted or approached you.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, making the question sound approachable rather than blunt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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