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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E12 (10:57) HSK 5
yǒu rén de dì fāng jiù yǒu mǎi mài

有人的地方就有买卖

“Where there are people, there is trade.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 10:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù jiù shì wèi le qiú cái ma

不就是为了求财吗

“is for making money.”

yǒu rén de dì fāng jiù yǒu mǎi mài CURRENT FOCUS

有人 的地方就有 买卖

“Where there are people, there is trade.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú jīn liù pài jīng ruì jǐn chū

如今六派精锐尽出

“The elite of the Six Sects are all out,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ASSERTING TRUTH
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Where there is a crowd, there is profit to be made—let us exploit it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Mercantilism in Jianghu

A play on the famous Gu Long martial arts aphorism 'Where there are people, there is a Jianghu', adapted here to highlight unapologetic commercial opportunism amidst martial conflicts.

INTENT TAGS: #maxim #justification #opportunism #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有……的地方就有…… SPOKEN CHUNK

wherever there is..., there is...

A classic philosophical correlative pattern used to express universal truisms (e.g., 'where there are people, there is Jianghu').

买卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

trade; deals; business transaction

Common spoken term for buying and selling or commerce in general.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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