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《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0 (02:52) HSK 7
zhè ge hěn zhí qián shì ba

这个很值钱是吧

“This is worth a lot, huh?”

《Grave Robbery》 S0·E0
TIMECODE: 02:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn ér gěi xiōng dì men duō fēn diǎn shì a lǎo bǎn fēn de yě tài shǎo le

今儿给兄弟们多分点 是啊老板分的也太少了

“How about giving us a bit more today? Yeah, Mr. Gui. We get too little.”

zhè ge hěn zhí qián shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

这个 很值钱 是吧

“This is worth a lot, huh?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge néng mài shàng dà qián shì ba

“This can sell for big money, huh?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEMANDING CONFIRMATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: GREED
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are making a fortune off this, so you should give us a bigger cut.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Challenging Distribution Fairness

In informal Chinese working circles (such as crews or labor teams), questioning how profits are split often manifests as pointing directly to item values.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_confirmation #negotiating #expressing_dissatisfaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很值钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

very valuable / worth a lot of money

A common spoken predicate to describe high monetary value.

是吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it? / right?

Placed at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or put pressure on the listener to confirm.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry while rhetorically prompting the listener for agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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