《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (33:54)
HSK 7
běn lái liǎng dì zuò shēng yì
本来两地做生意
“Trade between the two regions”
《The Imperial Coroner》
S2·E23
TIMECODE: 33:54
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wèi nán zhào shāng rén zài jiāo zhōu jīng yíng dà xíng biàn lì
“to grant extensive privileges to Nanzhao merchants operating here.”
běn lái liǎng dì zuò shēng yì
CURRENT FOCUS
本来两地做生意
“Trade between the two regions”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yě bú shì yī jiàn huài shì
也不是一件坏事
“isn't inherently bad,”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
CONCEDING POINT
Tone:
ANALYTICAL
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Trade itself is fine, but there is clearly an ulterior motive here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging Before Critique
Chinese rhetorical strategy often begins by affirming the normal or positive status quo ('originally') before pointing out illicit deviations.
INTENT TAGS:
#concession
#hedging
#framing
#analysis
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
本来
SPOKEN CHUNK
originally; inherently; as it should be
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to concede an ideal baseline before stating a contradiction or complication.
做生意
SPOKEN CHUNK
to do business; to conduct trade
The universal spoken and written idiom for commercial engagement.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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