《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (31:55)
HSK 7
nà yě bù rú jīn yín zhí qián ne
那也不如金银值钱呢
“it's not as valuable as gold or silver.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E5
TIMECODE: 31:55
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè yù zài měi
这玉再美
“No matter how beautiful jade is,”
nà yě bù rú jīn yín zhí qián ne
CURRENT FOCUS
那 也不 如金银值 钱呢
“it's not as valuable as gold or silver.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè lǐ shì wǔ shí liǎng
这里是五十两
“Here's 50 taels.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
BARGAINING
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your jade may look nice, but it is not hard cash, so don't expect a fortune.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hard Currency Preference
In traditional Chinese markets, raw precious metals (gold and silver) were favored over aesthetic goods like jade due to standardized liquidity.
INTENT TAGS:
#bargaining
#devaluation
#counter_argument
#pragmatic_pricing
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不如...值钱
SPOKEN CHUNK
not as valuable as...
A common comparative pattern used to downplay monetary value during appraisal or negotiation.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds a mild, matter-of-fact contrastive emphasis to gently assert a counterpoint.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (31:55) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus