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《The Knockout》 S1·E24 (32:59) HSK 4
nà shuō míng shēng yì zuò dé hái bú cuò zài nǎ lǐ a

那说明生意做得还不错 在哪里啊

“That means the business is doing well. Where is it?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 32:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN èr shǒu de bù zhí jǐ gè qián èr shǒu yě bù jiǎn dān nǎ

“It's second-hand. It's not worth much. Second-hand is not easy.”

nà shuō míng shēng yì zuò dé hái bú cuò zài nǎ lǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

那说明生意做得 还不错 在哪 里啊

“That means the business is doing well. Where is it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài qián miàn nà ge jiù chǎng jiē shì chǎng wǒ zū le gè tān zi mài yú

在前面那个旧厂街市场 我租了个摊子卖鱼

“At the Old Factory Street market ahead. I rented a stall to sell fish.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING
Tone: FRIENDLY
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Livelihood Small Talk (关心生计)

Asking about someone's trade, stall, or business success is a conventional, supportive way to show goodwill in Chinese working-class social interactions.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #casual_praise #small_talk #rapport_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business / run a business

The core collocation for engaging in commercial trade, especially retail or small enterprises.

还不错 SPOKEN CHUNK

not bad / fairly decent

A modest yet positive evaluation commonly used in conversational feedback.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative sentence, making the inquiry sound polite and warm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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