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《The Truth》 S1·E14 (38:11) HSK 2
shǎo shuō yě dé liù qī shí wàn ba

少说也得六七十万吧

“at least 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.”

《The Truth》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 38:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge pǐn pái hé kuǎn shì

那个品牌和款式

“Given the brand and style,”

shǎo shuō yě dé liù qī shí wàn ba CURRENT FOCUS

少说也得 六七十万吧

“at least 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shī fù

师父

“Master,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ESTIMATING COST
Tone: SPECULATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Price Evaluation

In Chinese everyday conversations, discussing and estimating prices of luxury goods or assets is common and socially acceptable.

INTENT TAGS: #estimation #speculation #evaluating_cost
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
少说也得 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the very least (it takes/costs)

A common spoken collocation used when making a conservative estimate of price, time, or quantity.

六七十万 SPOKEN CHUNK

six to seven hundred thousand

Demonstrates consecutive number approximation in Chinese (six, seven followed by ten thousand).

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tentative estimation, inviting confirmation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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