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《My Destiny》 S1·E23 (41:56) HSK 7
huā le sān gè yuè de gōng zī zhè zhēn shì xià xuè běn le

花了三个月的工资 这真是下血本了

“Cost him three months' salary. That's not cheap.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 41:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā shuō zài dōng mén shì chǎng guàng le bàn tiān cái gěi nǐ xuǎn dìng de

他说 在东门市场逛了半天 才给你选定的

“That took him a while at Dongmen Market to pick that out.”

huā le sān gè yuè de gōng zī zhè zhēn shì xià xuè běn le CURRENT FOCUS

花了三个月的工资 这 真是 下血本了

“Cost him three months' salary. That's not cheap.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bù dé lù chū lái diǎn ràng rén kàn zhe

“Come on, let him see it.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EVALUATING
Tone: IMPRESSED
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He went completely above and beyond for you, so you must appreciate this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sincerity Measured by Sacrifice (Cheng Yi)

In Chinese gift-giving culture, the value of a gift is often measured not just by its luxury, but by how heavy a financial sacrifice it represents for the giver, symbolizing deep devotion.

INTENT TAGS: #admiration #emphasis #evaluation #gift_giving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
下血本 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spare no expense; to stake a huge sum of money

A vivid colloquial idiom used when someone invests an unusually large amount of money or effort into something.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completion of the action and the speaker's emotional assessment of the realized cost.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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