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《The Heir》 S1·E4 (14:01) HSK 7
zhè xiē mò shì wǒ fèi jǐn gōng fu cái nòng dào shǒu de

这些墨是我费尽工夫 才弄到手的

“It took me a lot of effort to get this ink.”

《The Heir》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 14:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gù ér yóu xiǎn zhēn guì

故而尤显珍贵

“so it's very precious.”

zhè xiē mò shì wǒ fèi jǐn gōng fu cái nòng dào shǒu de CURRENT FOCUS

这些墨 是我 费尽工夫 才弄到手的

“It took me a lot of effort to get this ink.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi chéng xiǎng jià gé yī jiàng zài jiàng réng shì mài bù chū qù

没承想价格一降再降 仍是卖不出去

“But I didn't expect that it wouldn't sell no matter how much I lower the price.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: JUSTIFYING VALUE
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I put everything into securing these, so failing to sell them is devastating.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Huizhou Ink Trade Culture

In historical China, artisanal ink was a prestigious and valuable commodity, making market downturns financially and emotionally ruinous for merchants.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #venting #lamenting #valuing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
费尽工夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spare no effort; to take immense trouble

Use this idiom when describing a task that required extraordinary dedication and difficulty.

弄到手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get one's hands on; to obtain

A common colloquial expression describing acquiring something desirable through persistence or ingenuity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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