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《Go Ahead》 S1·E24 (15:31) HSK 5
gǎo huó dòng de shí hòu bàn jià

搞活动的时候半价

“Only when an offer is on like half price”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 15:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kàn le yī xià dìng jià dān

我看了一下定价单

“I've checked his menu.”

gǎo huó dòng de shí hòu bàn jià CURRENT FOCUS

搞活动 的时候 半价

“Only when an offer is on like half price”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xué shēng huán kě yǐ jiē shòu

学生还可以接受

“can the students afford it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING PRICE
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Student Consumer Market

In urban China, businesses frequently target college students with steep discounts because of their limited disposable income but high volume potential.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #pricing_strategy #reassurance #explaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
搞活动 SPOKEN CHUNK

run a promotion or campaign

Common spoken phrase in retail and business referring to special sales events or discounts.

半价 SPOKEN CHUNK

half price

A standard term used when discussing discounts and sales.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here as part of the structure '...的时候' to mark a specific time condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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