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《The Lead》 S1·E16 (12:30) HSK 1
cái qǐng nǐ men sì wèi lǎo yì rén chū shān

才请你们四位老艺人出山

“we're inviting you four veteran artists back.”

《The Lead》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 12:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ ya

所以呀

“That's why”

cái qǐng nǐ men sì wèi lǎo yì rén chū shān CURRENT FOCUS

才请你们 四位 老艺人出山

“we're inviting you four veteran artists back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiào jiào zán tuán lǐ zhè xiē wá

教教咱团里这些娃

“Teach the kids in the troupe.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DEFERENCE
Tone: REVERENT
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are our only hope, which is why we showed maximum respect by begging you to return.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reverence for Senior Masters (Zunshi Chongdao)

Inviting retired master practitioners back requires poetic idioms like 'chushan' (descending the mountain) to grant them tremendous face and moral authority.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #respect #appealing_to_authority #requesting_help
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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出山 SPOKEN CHUNK

come out of retirement / seclusion

A classic idiom historically referring to hermits or sages entering public life to resolve a crisis.

老艺人 SPOKEN CHUNK

veteran master artist

A term carrying deep professional respect for traditional craftsmanship and lineage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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