《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E11 (42:37)
HSK 5
bù zhī gōng zi xiǎng zuò shén me mǎi mài ya
不知公子想做什么买卖呀
“What business are you planning, sir?”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 42:37
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dǎo shì kě yǐ xiàng yú zhǎng guì qǐng jiào qǐng jiào
“you could ask Manager Yu for advice.”
bù zhī gōng zi xiǎng zuò shén me mǎi mài ya
CURRENT FOCUS
不知 公子想 做什么 买卖呀
“What business are you planning, sir?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè mǐ xíng de shì wǒ yě bù shú
“I am not familiar with the rice trade.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
INQUIRING
Tone:
COURTEOUS
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Address (Gongzi)
Addressing a young man as '公子' (gongzi) is a traditional honorific acknowledging elevated social standing or educated background.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#polite_questioning
#business_networking
#deference
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不知
SPOKEN CHUNK
I wonder / may I ask
A polite, slightly formal formula placed at the start of a question to show deference.
做买卖
SPOKEN CHUNK
to do business / to trade
A traditional colloquial term for conducting commerce or business transactions.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the inquiry, making the question sound more friendly and approachable.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E11 (42:37) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus