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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24 (07:34) HSK 5
zhēng gè dà qián shì ba

挣个大钱 是吧

“we'll make big money, right?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 07:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán liǎ bǎ zhè bǐ shēng yì zuò chéng le

咱俩把这笔生意做成了

“If we close this deal,”

zhēng gè dà qián shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

挣个大钱 是吧

“we'll make big money, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēng dà qián nǐ yuàn yì gěi ān jiā fèi

挣大钱你愿意给安家费

“And if you feel like giving relocation allowances,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Think about the massive payout we will both get if you agree to this deal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Shared Material Gain

In informal Chinese business dealings, aligning mutual financial interests explicitly often serves as a persuasive tool to build pragmatic trust.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #alignment #confirmation #incentivizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
挣大钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make big money

A very common colloquial expression used when discussing lucrative business ventures or lucrative careers.

是吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?; isn't it?

A tag question marker used at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or check for understanding.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits agreement from the listener, softening the assertion into a shared conclusion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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