《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E5 (33:25)
HSK 3
nǐ wèi dōng míng gōng zuò duō jiǔ le
你为东明工作多久了
“How long have you been working for Dongming?”
《The Glamorous Night》
S1·E5
TIMECODE: 33:25
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
děng yí xià jiàn
等一下见
“See you later.”
nǐ wèi dōng míng gōng zuò duō jiǔ le
CURRENT FOCUS
你为东明 工作多久 了
“How long have you been working for Dongming?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yī nián le
一年了
“A year.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
INQUIRING BACKGROUND
Tone:
INQUISITIVE AND CASUAL
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Hierarchy and Seniority
Asking about tenure is a standard way in Chinese corporate culture to understand a colleague's standing, background, and familiarity with internal dynamics.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#background_check
#workplace_tenure
#information_seeking
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
为……工作
SPOKEN CHUNK
to work for (someone or an organization)
Standard structure to denote employment under a specific company or individual.
多久了
SPOKEN CHUNK
how long (has it been)
Common phrasing used at the end of a question to ask about the duration of an ongoing action.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates an ongoing duration up to the present moment.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E5 (33:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus