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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6 (08:48) HSK 4
zhè yán hěn guì de

这盐很贵的

“This salt is very expensive.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 08:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè

这

“This...”

zhè yán hěn guì de CURRENT FOCUS

这盐很贵的

“This salt is very expensive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè diǎn yán yǒu shén me shě bù dé de

“Why be stingy over a little salt?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CAUTIONING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be careful, do not waste it!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Frugality in Daily Life (Jie Jian)

Historically and culturally, seasoning like salt was valuable, and older or more frugal family members frequently remind younger ones to economize.

INTENT TAGS: #cautioning #saving_money #frugality #admonishment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很贵的 SPOKEN CHUNK

very expensive

Use this spoken pattern to emphasize the high financial value of an item or resource.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of a sentence to assert a fact or emphasize a descriptive attribute.

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