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《Road to Success》 S1·E31 (28:23) HSK 7
dào shí hòu hái dé bǔ bú shì lǎo dà nǐ shì bú shì yě shì gù yì de

到时候还得补 不是老大你是不是也是故意的

“We might need to buy more later. Boss, are you doing this on purpose?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 28:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dé gǎn jǐn duì duì kàn yǒu méi yǒu shén me dōng xī lòu le

“I need to check quickly to see if we missed anything.”

dào shí hòu hái dé bǔ bú shì lǎo dà nǐ shì bú shì yě shì gù yì de CURRENT FOCUS

到时候 还得补 不是 老大 你 是不是 也是 故意的

“We might need to buy more later. Boss, are you doing this on purpose?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè me zhòng nǐ bù bāng xiōng dì fēn dān diǎn ma nǐ jí shén me

这么重你不帮兄弟分担点吗 你急什么

“It's so heavy. Won't you help me share the load? What's the rush?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLAYFUL ACCUSATION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you seriously setting me up to do all the hard work on purpose?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Colleagues as Lao Da

In modern Chinese office culture, especially in tech and creative industries, '老大' creates a sense of fraternal loyalty and flat camaraderie rather than rigid bureaucracy.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #banter #suspicion #complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time comes / at that point

A ubiquitous time adverbial used to introduce foreseeable consequences or future plans.

不是老大 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait a minute, boss

The discourse marker '不是' expresses sudden realization or objection, while '老大' is a colloquial term of address for a team lead or older peer.

是不是也是故意的 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you also doing this on purpose?

Used to call out someone suspected of intentional sabotage or laziness in a direct or teasing manner.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

7 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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