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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E30 (38:11) HSK 7
nà zán zuò shēng yì ma

那咱做生意嘛

“Well, since we are doing business,”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 38:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng wǒ zhào gù nǐ

让我照顾你

“and asked me to take care of you.”

nà zán zuò shēng yì ma CURRENT FOCUS

那咱 做生意 嘛

“Well, since we are doing business,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà yìng chóu tài zhèng cháng le

那应酬太正常了

“socializing is totally normal.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: JUSTIFICATION
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have to cut me some slack; entertaining clients is part of the job.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yingchou (Business Entertainment)

In Chinese business culture, dining and drinking with partners is considered essential for building trust and maintaining relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #pleading_understanding #appealing_to_reality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to do business; to run a commercial enterprise

Standard conversational expression for commercial activities or self-employment.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights an obvious fact or shared premise to justify one's position.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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