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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4 (08:53) HSK 6
ràng tā men tóu zī piàn tā men bù shǎo qián

让她们投资 骗她们不少钱

“[He isn't Xia Yi.] asked them to invest, and swindled them out of a lot of money.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 08:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō shì xiǎo xǔ hé tā men wǎng liàn

说是小许和她们网恋

“[He isn't Xia Yi.] They said Xu was in online relationships with them,”

ràng tā men tóu zī piàn tā men bù shǎo qián CURRENT FOCUS

让她 们 投资 骗她 们 不少钱

“[He isn't Xia Yi.] asked them to invest, and swindled them out of a lot of money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng shī fù a

邢师傅啊

“Mr. Xing,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING CRIME OR INCIDENT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pig-butchering scam ('shazhupan') / romance scam

Refers to a common telecom and online fraud scheme where scammers establish emotional trust through online dating, then entice victims to invest under the promise of high returns, ultimately defrauding them of substantial funds.

INTENT TAGS: #scam tactics #stating facts #romance scam
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
骗不少钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

to scam someone out of a lot of money

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe losing a significant sum of money to fraud; 'bu shao' means 'quite a lot' or 'a considerable amount'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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