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《Go Ahead》 S1·E13 (08:20) HSK 4
zài zhè shàng bān shōu rù bù shǎo ba

在这上班 收入不少吧

“Do you earn a lot working here?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 08:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái chū le zì jǐ pǐn pái de diàn dòng yá shuā

还出了自己品牌的 电动牙刷

“It even launched own-brand electric toothbrush.”

zài zhè shàng bān shōu rù bù shǎo ba CURRENT FOCUS

在这上班 收入不少吧

“Do you earn a lot working here?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái kě yǐ

还可以

“Not bad.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT INCOME
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You seem to be doing really well financially here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Inquiring About Income

Asking about earnings in Chinese culture is often seen as a casual way of showing interest or acknowledging someone's success, rather than an invasive question.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #complimenting #gauging_status
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
收入不少 SPOKEN CHUNK

earning a good income

A polite, conversational way to remark that someone makes good money without asking for exact figures.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry into an educated guess, soliciting confirmation rather than demanding direct disclosure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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