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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E21 (29:51) HSK 7
còu hé còu hé dé le bei nǐ zhè sān shí kuài qián

凑合凑合得了呗 你这三十块钱

“We should just make do with it. This is a problem”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 29:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài shuō le jiù jǐ shí kuài qián de dōng xī rén jiā dōu gěi sòng guò lái le

再说了 就几十块钱的东西 人家都给送过来了

“Besides, it's less than a hundred yuan. It's already been delivered.”

còu hé còu hé dé le bei nǐ zhè sān shí kuài qián CURRENT FOCUS

凑合凑合得了 呗 你这三十块钱

“We should just make do with it. This is a problem”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dòng dòng shǔ biāo jiù néng jiě jué de shì qíng nǐ dōu ràng wǒ còu hé

“that could be fixed with a few clicks. If you want me to settle for this,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: URGING COMPROMISE
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It only cost thirty bucks, stop being petty and just live with it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Philosophy of 'Couhe' (凑合文化)

In Chinese everyday pragmatics, 'couhe' reflects a pragmatic willingness to tolerate minor flaws to conserve time, social friction, and emotional energy.

INTENT TAGS: #compromise #brushing_off #cost_benefit #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
凑合 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make do with, to settle for something imperfect

An essential spoken term for accepting a subpar product, service, or situation rather than seeking perfection.

得了 SPOKEN CHUNK

just do it and leave it at that / enough already

Used to urge someone to bring an action or dispute to a swift close.

Modal Particle「呗」 (bei) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a sense of obviousness and mild impatience, indicating the listener should just take the sensible path.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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