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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5 (38:27) HSK 7
duì nǐ zhè táo le duō shǎo kè shā jīn wǒ shōu le

对 你这淘了多少克砂金 我收了

“Sir, how many grams? I'll buy. Here, smoke.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 38:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā dì di gēn wǒ chē zǒu le

他弟弟跟我车走了

“Yes.”

duì nǐ zhè táo le duō shǎo kè shā jīn wǒ shōu le CURRENT FOCUS

对 你这 淘了多少 克砂金 我收了

“Sir, how many grams? I'll buy. Here, smoke.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái chōu gēn yān

来 抽根烟

“Smoke.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: MAKING AN OFFER
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Cash Trading (现金收货)

Direct, face-to-face deals involving raw goods like gold or herbs are common in remote Chinese frontier areas, where trust and straightforward bargaining prevail over formal paperwork.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #transaction #directness #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
淘 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pan (gold); to wash out or dredge up

Commonly used for panning gold (淘金) or searching for hidden treasures/deals in markets.

我收了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'll take it / I'll buy it off you

A colloquial and decisive way to state that you will purchase goods directly from a seller.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the panning action (淘了) and marks the decision to buy as settled (收了).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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