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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E28 (17:11) HSK 5
zài shuō le nǐ kě shì wǒ de dà kè hù

再说了 你可是我的大客户

“Besides, you're a big client of mine.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 17:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tǐng hǎo de

挺好的

“It's actually nice.”

zài shuō le nǐ kě shì wǒ de dà kè hù CURRENT FOCUS

再说了 你可是 我的 大客户

“Besides, you're a big client of mine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ nǐ shén me shí hòu qiān yuē a

“So when are you signing the contract?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: FLATTERING TO PERSUADE
Tone: FLATTERING
Emotion: ENTHUSIASM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am buttering you up so you will finally sign the deal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi in Commercial Dealings

Elevating a prospective partner's status by calling them a 'big client' gives them social face, making it culturally harder for them to refuse the subsequent request to sign.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #persuasion #sales_pitch #face_giving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides; furthermore; what's more

Use this discourse marker to introduce an additional compelling argument or persuasive point.

大客户 SPOKEN CHUNK

key account; major client

A business term used either formally for significant buyers or playfully to flatter an important contact.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Combined with '再说' to form the connective chunk '再说了', transitioning smoothly to a supplementary reason.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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