挣得比我需要的多得多
“Much more than I need.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能挣多少钱
“How much can that really make?”
挣得比我 需要的 多得多
“Much more than I need.”
“Go ahead. What did you come all this way for?”
“I'm doing well enough that money isn't an issue, so don't pry into exact numbers.”
While asking about salary is relatively common in Chinese culture, responding vaguely with personal contentment avoids showing off concrete numbers while maintaining face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
much more / far more
A colloquial way to emphasize a substantial difference in quantity or degree after an adjective.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I want to earn more money.”
“This is too much.”
“[Hall of the Great Hero] are far more numerous than we thought.”
“Yeah, you're definitely overthinking it.”
“I must make lots and lots of money.”
“much content than you did.”