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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E21 (00:21) HSK 4
xīn kǔ le xiè xiè nǐ a

辛苦了 谢谢你啊

“Good work. Thank you.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 00:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhāng gē

张哥

“Zhang.”

xīn kǔ le xiè xiè nǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

辛苦了 谢谢你啊

“Good work. Thank you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhāng kǒu jiù zhāng gē nà me zì lái shú gàn má jiào shī xiōng

“You're calling him Zhang already. Why act like you've fraternized with him? Call him Senior.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Appreciation of Labor (辛苦)

Saying '辛苦了' acknowledges the physical or mental effort someone expended, serving as an essential lubricant in daily and professional Chinese social interactions.

INTENT TAGS: #gratitude #politeness #acknowledgment #rapport_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
辛苦了 SPOKEN CHUNK

thank you for your hard work

A very common social formula used to acknowledge someone's effort or service.

谢谢你 SPOKEN CHUNK

thank you

Direct, standard expression of personal gratitude.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the tone of gratitude to sound warm and casual.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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