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《The Heir》 S1·E19 (34:16) HSK 1
mài guāng le zǎo dōu mài guāng le

卖光了 早都卖光了

“It was sold out long ago.”

《The Heir》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 34:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎng guì de hái yǒu shēng qī ma

掌柜的 还有生漆吗

“Sir. Do you have raw lacquer left?”

mài guāng le zǎo dōu mài guāng le CURRENT FOCUS

卖光了 早都 卖光了

“It was sold out long ago.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè wèi le gěi jiā zhōng duō yī xiē jìn zhàng

这为了给家中多一些进账

“In order to bring more income to the family,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INFORMING SHORTAGE
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT AND DEFINITIVE
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Shopkeeper Declination

In traditional merchant settings, stating 'sold out long ago' with immediate repetition firmly sets expectations and closes off further haggling.

INTENT TAGS: #declination #out_of_stock #informing #finality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
卖光了 SPOKEN CHUNK

completely sold out

Used in shopping and commercial settings to indicate that inventory has been completely exhausted.

早都 SPOKEN CHUNK

already long ago

An emphatic spoken structure highlighting that an event took place well ahead of the current moment.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed change of state, indicating the item is no longer in stock.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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