挣不挣钱 钱倒是也赚了
“Is it profitable? I did make money.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So I just followed the trend. I sell whatever is popular.”
挣不挣钱 钱 倒是 也 赚了
“Is it profitable? I did make money.”
在盛城呢 只要你不懒 愿意学 总是饿不到的
“In Shengcheng, as long as you're not lazy and willing to learn, you won't starve.”
“I did not get rich, but I cannot deny that I made some decent cash.”
Chinese speakers often downplay their business gains with hedging like 'some money was made' to avoid boasting.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually did / indeed also
Used to concede a point or introduce a moderate affirmative truth despite minor doubts.
whether or not money is made
A standard A-not-A topic fronting used to introduce a discussion about financial returns.
Indicates the completed achievement of having earned money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why turn down easy money, right? Why shouldn't we earn it?”
“If you earn but don't spend, isn't life just suffering?”
“and I didn't make money when I should have.”
“If I'm not making money, why would I stay?”
“What if you fail at both and end up neglecting the children?”
“and lose money, right?”