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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E19 (05:34) HSK 5
zhǎng yī qiān yī qiān xíng ba

涨一千 一千行吧

“An extra thousand. One thousand, okay?”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 05:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎng de huà néng zhǎng duō shǎo a

“If you raise it, how much would it be?”

zhǎng yī qiān yī qiān xíng ba CURRENT FOCUS

涨一千 一千 行吧

“An extra thousand. One thousand, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè jì dù a

一个季度啊

“Per quarter?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PROPOSING BARGAIN
Tone: NEGOTIATING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm pitching a one-thousand increase; let's agree to this and close the deal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Price Bargaining Etiquette (Jiangjia)

In Chinese informal negotiations, proposing a tentative number with a softening particle leaves room for mutual adjustment without causing direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #proposing #price_negotiation #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
涨一千 SPOKEN CHUNK

increase by one thousand

A common phrasing in spoken Chinese used to specify the exact amount of a price or wage raise.

行吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it okay / will that do

Used as a tag question to seek agreement or check if a condition is acceptable.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the proposition into a consultative tag question rather than an outright demand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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