一点都不贵好吗 还没有我请你吃顿大餐贵呢
“Not at all. I've spent more taking you out to dinner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哪贵了
“It's not expensive.”
一点都不贵 好吗 还没有 我请你 吃顿大餐贵呢
“Not at all. I've spent more taking you out to dinner.”
这回敢收了吧
“You'll take it now, right?”
“Stop worrying about the price and just accept it graciously.”
When offering gifts in Chinese culture, givers routinely downplay the financial cost to lessen the psychological burden and debt of gratitude on the recipient.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not at all; not in the slightest
A very common emphatic negative pattern used to deny an accusation or counter a claim.
to have a big feast / fancy meal
A standard colloquial expression for going out for an elaborate meal.
Used rhetorically in '好吗' to seek immediate concession and soften playful insistence.
Marks a comparative contrast and emphasizes the surprising or unexpected nature of the comparison.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Not expensive. I bought them on the way back.”
“This thing isn't cheap, is it? Of course not.”
“It must have been expensive, right?”
“Or it'd be too expensive. If business doesn't go well,”
“Nothing pricey. If you like them, I'll take you over.”
“Can you give me a cheaper price? Make it cheaper and I'll buy more.”