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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (25:50) HSK 1
shèng xià de qián shén me shí hòu gěi

剩下的钱什么时候给

“When will you pay the rest?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 25:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ ràng nà qué zi zhào gù tā ya

“You'd let that cripple take care of her?”

shèng xià de qián shén me shí hòu gěi CURRENT FOCUS

剩下 的 钱 什么时候给

“When will you pay the rest?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè yuè wǔ tiān

一个月 五天

“One month. Five days.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING SETTLEMENT
Tone: DEMANDING
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Quit stalling and tell me the exact date I get paid.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Debt Collection Directness

While Chinese interpersonal communication often values indirectness, monetary defaults frequently trigger blunt, deadline-focused confrontations.

INTENT TAGS: #debt_collection #pressing_deadline #financial_demand #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
剩下的钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

the remaining money / the balance

A useful noun phrase referring to the rest of the funds due in a transaction or settlement.

什么时候给 SPOKEN CHUNK

when will it be paid / given

A direct colloquial query used to press someone for a deadline or disbursement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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