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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E11 (03:23) HSK 4
wǒ men xiàn zài zhèng zhāo rén ne jiù quē chú zi bāo chī bāo zhù

我们现在正招人呢 就缺厨子 包吃包住

“We're recruiting new employees right now. We need a cook. We can provide room and board.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 03:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nàn mín dōu yǒng dào zū jiè lái fàn diàn de shēng yì hǎo dé bù dé le

“Since refugees are flocking to the concession, the restaurant is doing extremely well.”

wǒ men xiàn zài zhèng zhāo rén ne jiù quē chú zi bāo chī bāo zhù CURRENT FOCUS

我们现在正招 人呢 就缺 厨子 包吃包住

“We're recruiting new employees right now. We need a cook. We can provide room and board.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xiàn zài méi shén me huó gàn ba

你现在没什么活干吧

“You don't have a job now, do you?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: OFFERING EMPLOYMENT
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: EAGERNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bao Chi Bao Zhu (包吃包住)

Providing both room and board is a standard hiring incentive in Chinese catering and migrant labor industries, serving as a vital safety net during uncertain economic or wartime conditions.

INTENT TAGS: #recruiting #job_offer #enticement #proposition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
招人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to recruit staff / hire people

Standard casual expression for hiring workers or bringing in new personnel.

包吃包住 SPOKEN CHUNK

room and board included

A four-character staple of Chinese blue-collar job recruitment signifying free meals and lodging.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights the ongoing, active state of recruitment in an engaging tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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