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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12 (03:24) HSK 5
zán men néng zhēng duō shǎo qián bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī jiě mèi men

咱们能挣多少钱 不好意思 不好意思姐妹们

“How much can we actually make? Sorry. Sorry, ladies.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 03:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā jiā de miàn mó zhēn de zhè me hǎo mài dāng rán hǎo mài le máo lì duō shǎo ya

她家的面膜真的这么好卖 当然好卖了 毛利多少呀

“Her sheet masks really sell that well? Of course. What kind of margins are we talking about?”

zán men néng zhēng duō shǎo qián bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī jiě mèi men CURRENT FOCUS

咱们能挣 多少钱 不好意思 不好意思 姐妹们

“How much can we actually make? Sorry. Sorry, ladies.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huá jiě wǒ zhōng wǔ gēn shì lǐ nà bāng lǎo bǎn liáo tiān lái zhe wàng shí jiān le

华姐 我中午跟市里那帮老板 聊天来着 忘时间了

“Hua. I was chatting with some business owners from the city around noon and totally lost track of time.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Sorry to keep everyone waiting, let me jump in right away!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Jiemen Calling (Sisterhood Bonding)

Using '姐妹们' establishes an immediate warm, sisterly bond, often used by female entrepreneurs or friend groups to blend business collaboration with personal intimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #tardiness #bonding #interruption
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
挣多少钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much money to make / earn

Everyday spoken expression for calculating or inquiring about profits or salary.

姐妹们 SPOKEN CHUNK

sisters / ladies / girls

An affectionate informal vocative used among close female friends or female business partners.

Modal Particle「们」 (men) CHANGE OF STATE

Plural suffix indicating an intimate group address.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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