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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24 (06:24) HSK 3
qián qiáo de qǐ zán bù jiù xíng ma

钱瞧得起咱不就行吗

“that money”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 06:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhòng yào de shì

重要的是

“What matters is”

qián qiáo de qǐ zán bù jiù xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

钱 瞧得起 咱 不就 行吗

“that money”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù jiù

不就

“doesn't look down on us.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REASSURING CYNICISM
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Who cares about dignity or what others think as long as we make good money?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Materialism vs. Face

Reflects a contemporary grassroots perspective where economic survival takes precedence over maintaining traditional face or social standing.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #persuasion #pragmatism #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
瞧得起 SPOKEN CHUNK

to think highly of; to respect

Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to denote respect, here humorously applied to money personified.

不就行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

wouldn't that be fine; isn't that enough

A rhetorical tag question used to persuade the listener that a simple condition is completely sufficient.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question to prompt agreement and emphasize pragmatic resignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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