《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (11:10)
HSK 5
wǒ shì gè shēng yì rén zhǐ kàn hé bù hé suàn
我是个生意人 只看合不合算
“I am a business person. I only care if it's profitable.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E36
TIMECODE: 11:10
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
tán liàn ài cái kàn hé bù hé shì
“Only lovers care about appropriateness.”
wǒ shì gè shēng yì rén zhǐ kàn hé bù hé suàn
CURRENT FOCUS
我是 个生意人 只看 合不合算
“I am a business person. I only care if it's profitable.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xiàn zài dà fēng yǐ jīng guā qǐ lái le
“The strong wind has already started blowing.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
DEFINING POSITION
Tone:
PRAGMATIC
Emotion:
INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not waste time talking about feelings or ideals; show me the profit or I walk away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Business Calculus
Distinguishing sharply between personal sentiment (合不合适) and commercial return (合不合算) is a classic rhetorical trope in Chinese commerce to project tough-minded pragmatism.
INTENT TAGS:
#pragmatism
#profit_focus
#boundary_setting
#dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
生意人
SPOKEN CHUNK
businessperson / trader
Colloquial term for an entrepreneur or merchant, often emphasizing practical, bottom-line thinking.
合不合算
SPOKEN CHUNK
whether it's worthwhile / cost-effective
Affirmative-negative question format used to weigh financial or practical payoff against cost.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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