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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E32 (05:16) HSK 7
yī yào chū shǒu mǎ shàng hǎo duō rén qiǎng

一要出手马上好多人抢

“Once I put it up for sale, plenty of people rushed to buy it,”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 05:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ nà ge huǒ chái chǎng hěn zhuàn qián

我那个火柴厂很赚钱

“My match factory is very profitable.”

yī yào chū shǒu mǎ shàng hǎo duō rén qiǎng CURRENT FOCUS

一要 出手 马上 好多 人抢

“Once I put it up for sale, plenty of people rushed to buy it,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mài le yí gè hěn hǎo de jià qián

卖了一个很好的价钱

“and I got a great price.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: BRAGGING AND SHOWING OFF
Tone: BOASTFUL
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My business was so lucrative and sought-after that buyers were practically fighting over it, proving how capable and wealthy I am.”
💡 Cultural Insight: qiang (rush to buy / highly sought after)

In Chinese commercial contexts, 'qiang' (scramble or snap up) is often used to describe goods or assets in high demand, reflecting a conversational habit of highlighting one's worth and success through market enthusiasm.

INTENT TAGS: #bragging #flaunting worth #booming business
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sell off goods or assets; to cash in

A high-frequency colloquial term in business or trading contexts, often paired with adverbs like 'mashang' (immediately) or 'jiyu' (eager to) when offloading assets.

好多人抢 SPOKEN CHUNK

many people scrambling to buy

A very common colloquial hyperbole used to describe goods or assets as highly sought-after and in short supply.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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