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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E40 (14:33) HSK 4
wǒ de fèi yòng kě shì hěn guì de

我的费用可是很贵的

“my fee is quite high.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 14:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù guò

不过

“but”

wǒ de fèi yòng kě shì hěn guì de CURRENT FOCUS

我的费用可是很贵的

“my fee is quite high.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì

没事

“That's fine.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Make sure you can actually afford my help before we proceed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Laying Out Terms First (Chouhua Shuo Zai Qian)

Chinese interpersonal pragmatics values explicitly stating potential difficulties or costs upfront to prevent future disputes and protect personal standing.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #negotiation #preemptive_warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可是很贵的 SPOKEN CHUNK

is quite expensive, mind you

The pattern '可是...的' acts as an emphatic assertion, warning the listener to take the statement seriously.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle reinforcing certainty and conviction about a state of affairs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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