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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (26:20) HSK 3
bù shōu qián zhè me hǎo

不收钱 这么好

“No charge. That good?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 26:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè cì qǐng wǒ men quán bàn gōng shì de rén chī xí

“this time he is treating everyone in our office to the wedding feast.”

bù shōu qián zhè me hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

不收钱 这么好

“No charge. That good?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǎo dào le nǐ kàn kàn yǒu hǎo shì

“Found it. Look, there is good news.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING PLEASANT SURPRISE
Tone: DELIGHTED
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chixi and Gift Money (Chi Xi & Suili)

Attending a banquet (chi xi) in China almost always requires giving gift money (suili); finding out one can eat without paying is a rare and welcome surprise.

INTENT TAGS: #surprise #approval #celebration #delight
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不收钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

free of charge; not collecting money

Commonly used in daily exchanges to confirm that a service, event, or item requires no payment.

这么好 SPOKEN CHUNK

so wonderful; that's great

A natural spoken reaction expressing pleasant surprise when unexpected good news is heard.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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