是要收过路费的吗
“pay a toll to pass through here?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你知道经过这里
“Do you know you have to”
是要 收过路费 的吗
“pay a toll to pass through here?”
我从来没听过啊
“I've never heard of that.”
“Wait, really? Since when does passing through here cost money?”
In Chinese colloquial speech, '收过路费' can refer to standard highway tolls or humorous/extortionate demands for access across a territory.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to collect a toll / to charge a transit fee
Commonly used both literally for highway tolls and figuratively for shakedowns or passage fees.
Forms the 'shi...de' construction to emphasize the condition or necessity of paying.
Turns the statement into a yes-no question seeking confirmation.