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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E35 (43:07) HSK 2
zhè duō bù hǎo yì sī a zhè ge duō shǎo qián a

这多不好意思啊 这个多少钱啊

“I can't let you pay for me. How much is it?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 43:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè gāng xǐ wán zǎo hái zhǔn bèi tǎng xià ne
我这 刚洗完澡 还准备躺下呢 →

“I just got out of the shower and was about to lie down.”

zhè duō bù hǎo yì sī a zhè ge duō shǎo qián a CURRENT FOCUS

这 多不好意思 啊 这个 多少钱啊

“I can't let you pay for me. How much is it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài wǒ zhè ér lǐ gōng zi de péng yǒu bù yòng mǎi dān
在我这儿 李公子的朋友不用买单 →

“Any friend of Mr. Li Jr. is on the house.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: POLITE INQUIRY
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I do not want to take advantage of you for free, so please let me pay my share.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi (Social Politeness and Ritual Refusal)

Chinese social etiquette requires offering to pay even when one suspects the other party intends to cover the bill, demonstrating that one does not take favors for granted.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_offer #bill_paying #courtesy #social_grace
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
多不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

how embarrassing / I feel so bad about this

A common formulaic phrase used to express modest hesitation when receiving an unexpected gift or favor.

多少钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much is it

The standard inquiry for pricing or asking for the bill in transactions.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the bluntness of the question and conveys genuine modesty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
这多不好啊 还是得给钱的 到底多少钱
《爱情有烟火》
95% Match
这多不好啊 还是得给钱的 到底多少钱
zhè duō bù hǎo a hái shì dé gěi qián de dào dǐ duō shǎo qián

“I can't. I need to pay you back. How much is it?”

这多不好意思 这个多少钱啊
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
这多不好意思 这个多少钱啊
zhè duō bù hǎo yì sī zhè ge duō shǎo qián a

“I can't accept that. How much is it?”

这东西多少钱啊
《冬去春来》
80% Match
这东西多少钱啊
zhè dōng xī duō shǎo qián a

“how much did this cost?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E35 (43:07) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus