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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (28:55) HSK 4
yǎng líng shòu yào fàng duō shǎo xuè

养灵兽要放多少血

“how much blood is needed to raise a spirit beast?”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 28:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lìng zūn yǒu méi yǒu shuō guò

令尊有没有说过

“Did your father say”

yǎng líng shòu yào fàng duō shǎo xuè CURRENT FOCUS

养灵兽 要 放多少血

“how much blood is needed to raise a spirit beast?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zì yòu xuè qì bù zú

我自幼血气不足

“I've been weak in blood aura.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Tell me the price up front so I know if I can actually afford this physically.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Blood Pact and Cultivation Tropes

In Chinese Xianxia and fantasy genres, taming spiritual beasts frequently requires blood offerings or soul bindings, symbolizing personal sacrifice for power.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #risk_assessment #concern #hesitation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
放血 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bleed; to draw blood

Literally means shedding blood, but colloquially in modern Chinese it also means suffering a heavy financial loss.

多少 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much / how many

A fundamental interrogative pronoun used to inquire about quantities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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