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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23 (20:58) HSK 5
nín nín zěn me lái le shěn lǎo bǎn nín hǎo zhōu zǒng nǐ hǎo

您 您怎么来了 沈老板您好 周总 你好

“W-Why are you here? Hello, Mr. Shen. Hello, Ms. Zhou.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 20:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn hú xiǎo jiě shěn lǎo bǎn

“It's been a while, Ms. Hu. Mr. Shen?”

nín nín zěn me lái le shěn lǎo bǎn nín hǎo zhōu zǒng nǐ hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

您 您怎么来了 沈 老板 您好 周总 你好

“W-Why are you here? Hello, Mr. Shen. Hello, Ms. Zhou.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà lǎo yuǎn de xīn kǔ le bù xīn kǔ bù xīn kǔ huì yì shì zài zhè biān

“Thank you for coming all this way. It's no trouble at all. The meeting room is this way.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: WELCOMING AND GREETING
Tone: DEFERENTIAL AND POLITE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was not expecting you in person, let me quickly show you the proper respect.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Addressing in Chinese Business

Using titles like 'Boss' or 'General Manager' paired with the honorific pronoun 'Nin' demonstrates professional hierarchy and gives proper face to business counterparts.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #hospitality #deference #flattery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么来了 SPOKEN CHUNK

how come you are here / what brings you here

Use this phrase to express pleasant surprise or mild confusion when an important guest arrives unexpectedly.

您好 SPOKEN CHUNK

hello (polite form)

A respectful greeting used towards clients, superiors, or elder acquaintances in professional settings.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state indicating the unexpected arrival of the guests.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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