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《Vanished Name》 S1·E17 (13:23) HSK 4
nà bù néng nà me suàn nǐ mǎi huí lái le nǐ jiù shì méi shǐ

那不能那么算 你买回来了 你就是没使

“That's not how you explain it. Since you bought it, it's second-hand, even if you haven't used it.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 13:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lián yí gè yuè dōu méi yòng quán

“not even used for a full month.”

nà bù néng nà me suàn nǐ mǎi huí lái le nǐ jiù shì méi shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

那 不能那么算 你 买回来了 你就是 没使

“That's not how you explain it. Since you bought it, it's second-hand, even if you haven't used it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yě shì èr shǒu de le

它也是二手的了

“Since you bought it, it's second-hand, even if you haven't used it.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: COUNTERING ARGUMENT
Tone: PRAGMATIC AND ARGUMENTATIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bargaining Logic in Second-Hand Trading

In Chinese secondhand transactions, opening packaging or bringing an item home immediately classifies it as pre-owned, nullifying arguments about condition.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #refutation #pricing_logic #asserting_rules
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不能那么算 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot calculate/view it that way

A common spoken phrase used to contest an opponent's logic or pricing formula in bargaining.

买回来了 SPOKEN CHUNK

bought and brought back home

Indicates completion of acquisition, signifying ownership transition regardless of actual usage.

就是没使 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if (you) did not use it

Colloquial (northern Mandarin) where '使' functions as a synonym for '用' (to use).

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed transition of ownership ('买回来了') creating a new factual reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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