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《The Knockout》 S1·E21 (29:09) HSK 5
gū jì shì zài bié de dì fāng chī guò shén me kuī

估计是在别的地方 吃过什么亏

“must have lost out somewhere else.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 29:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè pī tóu zī shāng

这批投资商

“these investors”

gū jì shì zài bié de dì fāng chī guò shén me kuī CURRENT FOCUS

估计是 在别的地方 吃过 什么 亏

“must have lost out somewhere else.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dào zán qīng huá qū lái bié de tiáo jiàn dōu méi tí jiù yī tiáo

“When they came to Qinghua District, they didn't ask for anything else, but only”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SPECULATION
Tone: ANALYTIC AND SPECULATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Business Vulnerability (吃一堑长一智)

Chinese business negotiations often reflect past betrayals or regulatory pitfalls, making investors exceptionally defensive in subsequent regional dealings.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #analysis #rationalizing #background_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃亏 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer losses; to be taken advantage of

An essential idiom used widely in daily and business Chinese to describe being disadvantaged or cheated.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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