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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E18 (23:32) HSK 3
duì tā lái shuō nà shì hěn zhòng yào de

对他来说那是很重要的

“is very important to him.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 23:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhāo dài suǒ jīng lǐ zhè ge wèi zhì

招待所经理这个位置

“His position as the guesthouse manager”

duì tā lái shuō nà shì hěn zhòng yào de CURRENT FOCUS

对他来说 那是 很重要 的

“is very important to him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu tiān dà de shì

有天大的事

“No matter what happens,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EMPHASIZING IMPORTANCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have to understand that this position is everything to him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei and Administrative Ranking

In Chinese institutional culture, holding a managerial title in a state-run or community enterprise like a guesthouse carries significant social standing, stability, and personal honor.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining_motivation #emphasizing_significance #providing_context #advocating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对他来说 SPOKEN CHUNK

as for him / to him / in his eyes

A fundamental perspective-framing structure used to explain another person's subjective valuation or feelings.

很重要的 SPOKEN CHUNK

very important

Common predicate structure with nominalizing '的' emphasizing the attribute.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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