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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (33:51) HSK 5
zhè bǐ qián huā dé yǒu yì yì

这笔钱花得有意义

“this money will be well spent.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 33:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiāng xìn

我相信

“I believe”

zhè bǐ qián huā dé yǒu yì yì CURRENT FOCUS

这笔钱 花得有意义

“this money will be well spent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guān yú lín yù shì gǎi jiàn de jīng fèi yuàn lǐ biān huì jì xù shēn qǐng

关于 淋浴室改建的经费 院里边会继续申请

“Regarding the funds for the shower room renovation, the hospital will continue to apply for them.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING EXPENDITURE
Tone: AFFIRMATIVE
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Public Funds Justification

In Chinese institutional culture, validating an expenditure as 'meaningful' provides political and ethical justification for fiscal decisions.

INTENT TAGS: #validation #approval #justification #affirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这笔钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

this sum of money

Standard measure word '笔' used for specific sums of money or financial transactions.

花得有意义 SPOKEN CHUNK

spent worthwhile / spent meaningfully

A common structure (Verb + 得 + Adjective phrase) used to evaluate the merit of an expense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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