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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E16 (36:40) HSK 7
wǒ qí zhè me gè wán yì ér dōu gāo yào jià

我骑这么个玩意儿都高要价

“Even riding this thing would make them jack up the price?”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 36:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù gāo yào jià ma

不高要价吗

“won't they jack up the price?”

wǒ qí zhè me gè wán yì ér dōu gāo yào jià CURRENT FOCUS

我骑这么个 玩意儿 都 高要价

“Even riding this thing would make them jack up the price?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dǒng shá tīng wǒ de ba

懂啥 听我的吧

“What do you know? Just listen to me.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING SKEPTICISM
Tone: DOUBTFUL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look at this beat-up ride—nobody is going to fall for an exorbitant asking price.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Haggling and Self-Deprecation

Chinese speakers often self-deprecate their belongings (calling them '玩意儿') to stay grounded and avoid embarrassment if a commercial bluff fails.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #self_deprecation #bargaining #doubt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这么个玩意儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

such a cheap piece of junk; this sort of thing

A highly colloquial, self-deprecating or dismissive phrase used to belittle an object's quality.

高要价 SPOKEN CHUNK

ask for a high price; overcharge

Used in informal trading or negotiation contexts to describe setting an ambitiously high quote.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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