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《Go Ahead》 S1·E24 (15:43) HSK 6
tā nà dìng jià shì bù dī

他那定价是不低

“His prices are high.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 15:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō dé duì a

你说得对啊

“You're right.”

tā nà dìng jià shì bù dī CURRENT FOCUS

他那定价是 不低

“His prices are high.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn zi qiū yòng de dōu shì hǎo dōng xī a

“But Ziqiu's ingredients are all top quality.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONCEDING BEFORE JUSTIFYING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admit it is expensive, but there is a good reason for it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Price versus Quality Justification

In Chinese consumer culture, defending high prices typically relies on emphasizing that 'one penny gets one penny's worth of goods' (一分钱一分货).

INTENT TAGS: #concession #defense #agreement #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是不低 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed not low; quite high

Using '是' before a negative adjective emphasizes agreement with a prior assessment before pivoting the argument.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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