但是咱这钱也没少挣啊
“But we've made good money, too. Right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 咱这钱也 没少挣 啊
“But we've made good money, too. Right?”
是吧
“Right?”
“Stop complaining about being tired; we made a lot of money, so it was completely worth it.”
Using '没少' (not few) instead of '很多' (many/much) provides pragmatic understatement while subtly emphasizing the legitimacy of the outcome.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made plenty of money; didn't earn little
A double-negative construction (没少 + verb) used colloquially to emphasize an abundance of something.
Softens the counterargument while seeking agreement and adding an emphatic reminder.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“in Beijing.”
“But at least you make some money.”
“How much did he earn with his uncle in Guangzhou? A lot, I guess.”
“[Safety First, Production Assured] Your books look pretty profitable. [Zero Errors, Zero Defects]”
“and you already made enough money.”
“We've made a lot today.”
“After all, we did make our money selling his goods.”