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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E22 (11:45) HSK 7
zhè ge kè hù wǒ fèi duō dà jìn liáo xià lái nǐ shì zhī dào de

这个客户我费多大劲聊下来 你是知道的

“You know how much effort it took to secure this client.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 11:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN Loss( láo sī )

Loss(劳斯)

“Loss.”

zhè ge kè hù wǒ fèi duō dà jìn liáo xià lái nǐ shì zhī dào de CURRENT FOCUS

这个 客户我 费多大劲聊下来 你是知道的

“You know how much effort it took to secure this client.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge case( àn zi )

这个case(案子)

“We have to take”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CLAIMING CREDIT
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I broke my back winning this account, so don't you dare ruin it now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gonglao (Acknowledging Labor and Merit)

In Chinese workplace dynamics, pointing out personal toil (kulao) and hard-won achievements (gonglao) is a recognized tactic to stake a claim or protect one's territory from colleagues' interference.

INTENT TAGS: #defending_effort #assertion #guilt_tripping #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
费多大劲 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much effort it took

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize the struggle or great difficulty involved in completing a task.

聊下来 SPOKEN CHUNK

successfully negotiate or close through discussion

A vivid colloquial business phrase describing the act of winning over a client through persistent dialogue.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the listener's awareness of the situation, strengthening the assertiveness of the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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