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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E16 (07:07) HSK 5
jiù píng jīng chéng zhè jǐ jiā liáng hào jià gé gěi dé tài dī le

就凭京城这几家粮号 价格给得太低了

“Because the grain shops in the capital are offering too low a price.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 07:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN píng shén me

凭什么

“Why?”

jiù píng jīng chéng zhè jǐ jiā liáng hào jià gé gěi dé tài dī le CURRENT FOCUS

就凭 京城这几家粮号 价格给得 太 低 了

“Because the grain shops in the capital are offering too low a price.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhī dào zhè xiē liáng wǒ fèi le duō dà lì qì shōu huí lái de wǒ bù guǎn

“Do you know how much effort I put into collecting this grain? I don't care.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: JUSTIFYING PRICE REJECTION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Merchant Commercial Haggling

In historical and market settings, grain dealers often colluded to suppress buying prices, prompting traders to push back strongly to protect their operational margins.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #bargaining #complaint #refusal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就凭 SPOKEN CHUNK

solely based on; judging simply by

Use this structure at the start of a sentence to cite a decisive reason or evidence, often with an emphatic or confrontational tone.

给得太低 SPOKEN CHUNK

offered too low

Commonly used in pricing, wage, or compensation negotiations to express that an offer is insufficient.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an excessive state combined with '太', emphasizing dissatisfaction with the low price.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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