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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (37:24) HSK 7
nǐ néng dài yī huì er zài zǒu ma děng wǒ gēn nǐ lǎo dà liáo wán zhī hòu ?

你能待一会儿再走吗 等我跟你老大聊完之后?

“Can you hang around for a bit? After I speak to your boss.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 37:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men gāng gāng zhèng shuō qǐ nǐ ne

我们刚刚正说起你呢

“We were talking about you.”

nǐ néng dài yī huì er zài zǒu ma děng wǒ gēn nǐ lǎo dà liáo wán zhī hòu ? CURRENT FOCUS

你能 待一会儿再 走 吗 等我 跟你 老大 聊完 之后 ?

“Can you hang around for a bit? After I speak to your boss.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn tiān shì kǎi lì shí suì shēng rì wǒ men yào jiā tíng jù cān suǒ yǐ ……

今天是凯莉十岁生日 我们要家庭聚餐 所以…

“It's Kelly's birthday. We're having a family dinner.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REQUESTING DELAY
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take off yet; we need to talk as soon as I'm done with your boss.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Boss 'Lao Da' (称呼‘老大’)

Using '老大' instead of a formal title suggests a close-knit, informal team dynamic where loyalty and camaraderie blend with professional hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #request #delay #scheduling #coordination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
待一会儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

stay for a while

A very common informal phrasing used when asking someone to remain in place a bit longer.

老大 SPOKEN CHUNK

boss / team leader

Colloquial term for a direct manager or head of a group, conveying familiarity.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct request into a polite, negotiable inquiry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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