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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E4 (34:06) HSK 2
zuò tóu xíng de nǎ ge bú huì kàn rén a

做投行的哪个不会看人啊

“Anyone in investment banking knows how to read people.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 34:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái tǐng huì dòng chá rén xīn de ma

“You're pretty good at reading people.”

zuò tóu xíng de nǎ ge bú huì kàn rén a CURRENT FOCUS

做投行的 哪个不会 看人啊

“Anyone in investment banking knows how to read people.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xué jīng jì de nǐ kěn dìng yě zhī dào a

你学经济的你肯定也知道啊

“You studied economics too.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING MODESTY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to flatter me; anyone in my field has to have these basic instincts to survive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Qianxu (Modesty) through Universalization

When praised for being astute, Chinese speakers often deflect personal compliment by attributing the skill to their entire professional group or collective training.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #confidence #professionalism #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
投行 SPOKEN CHUNK

investment banking; investment bank

Standard spoken abbreviation for 投资银行 (investment banking).

看人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to read people; to judge character

A highly frequent colloquial expression meaning evaluating someone's personality, reliability, or hidden motives.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a rhetorical, common-sense emphasis to the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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