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下海

xià hǎi
HSK 7

English Meaning

to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc)

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我们乡的有一个下海了
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Someone from my hometown quit their stable job to go into business, and you should consider doing the same.”

1. PREVIOUS

换个工作

“Just changing jobs.”

“Someone from our township went into business.”

3. NEXT

赚了好多钱

“He made a lot of money and got rich.”

《叵测》 · social_and_dating
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我想下海赚点钱
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I want to take the plunge into business so that I can provide a better life for our family.”

1. PREVIOUS

什么情况

“What's going on?”

“I want to start a business, earn money, and improve my family's life.”

3. NEXT

给家里一个好的生活

“I want to start a business, earn money, and improve my family's life.”

《叵测》 · family_and_home
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当然是真的了 对呀 现在干部下海
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

你俩说得跟真的一样

“You two make it sound so real.”

“- Of course, it's real. - Of course, it's real. Right, cadres going into business isn't unusual now.”

3. NEXT

又不是什么稀奇事

“Right, cadres going into business isn't unusual now.”

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