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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4 (31:18) HSK 5
jià gé yào hé lǐ jià gé bù hé lǐ méi yì si

价格要合理 价格不合理没意思

“The price has to be reasonable. If it's not, there's no point.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 31:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ chū zhè ge

我出这个

“I'll offer this much.”

jià gé yào hé lǐ jià gé bù hé lǐ méi yì si CURRENT FOCUS

价格要合理 价格 不合 理 没意思

“The price has to be reasonable. If it's not, there's no point.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba hǎo ba

好吧 好吧

“Fine, fine.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: BARGAINING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your price is unacceptable. Give me a fair quote, or I'm calling off this deal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bargaining Rhetoric

Negotiators in Chinese markets frequently appeal to fairness ('合理') and threaten disinterest ('没意思') as leverage to force concessions from the seller.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #price_negotiation #boundary_setting #counter_demanding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

pointless / boring / not worth doing

Commonly used in casual spoken Chinese to dismiss an unfair offer or express lack of interest in continuing an activity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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