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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18 (18:45) HSK 4
nà xiē hěn fèi gōng fu yòu hěn huā qián de zhǔ yì

那些很费工夫又很花钱的主意

“For those ideas that are labor-intensive and expensive,”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 18:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér qiě xiàn zài lí nián zhōng shuāng dàn méi jǐ tiān le yào kuài

而且现在离年终双旦没几天了 要快

“Also, year-end holidays are near. We must act quickly.”

nà xiē hěn fèi gōng fu yòu hěn huā qián de zhǔ yì CURRENT FOCUS

那些很 费工夫 又很 花钱 的 主意

“For those ideas that are labor-intensive and expensive,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN má fán dà jiā dōu làn zài dǔ zi lǐ

麻烦大家都烂在肚子里

“please keep them to yourselves.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: DEMANDING
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not even bother proposing complicated, expensive plans because we don't have the time or money.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Top-down Efficiency

During high-stakes commercial seasons like year-end retail rushes, Chinese team leaders often adopt direct, unvarnished communication to eliminate bureaucratic deliberation.

INTENT TAGS: #pragmatism #warning #efficiency #direction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
费工夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

time-consuming; takes a lot of effort

A common colloquial phrase used to evaluate tasks that require tedious or extensive manual labor.

花钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

expensive; costly; spending money

Everyday expression referring to expenditure of financial resources.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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