《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (36:33)
HSK 4
wǒ shì lái zhǎo nǐ tán shēng yì de
我是来找你谈生意的
“I came on some business.”
《Agent from Above》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:33
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
děng děng
等等
“- [action music playing] - Wait!”
wǒ shì lái zhǎo nǐ tán shēng yì de
CURRENT FOCUS
我是来找你谈生意的
“I came on some business.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ bú shì gāi qǐng shì shàng tou ma ？
“Shouldn't you check with your boss? [chuckles]”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
STATING PURPOSE
Tone:
ASSERTIVE
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop stalling or treating me like an intruder; treat this as an official negotiation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Reporting (请示)
In Chinese business and bureaucratic culture, lower-level staff routinely need explicit authorization (请示) from their superiors before committing to deals.
INTENT TAGS:
#asserting_purpose
#negotiation
#directness
#business
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
谈生意
SPOKEN CHUNK
talk business; discuss a deal
Very common oral collocation for initiating commercial discussions.
请示上头
SPOKEN CHUNK
ask for instructions from higher-ups
Commonly used in hierarchical organizations when consulting superiors before taking action.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Used in the '是...的' construction to emphasize the specific purpose of the visit.
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3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (36:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus