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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (19:25) HSK 4
méi dòng nà zhǎo rén dòng bú shì hái dé huā qián ma zài shuō

没动 那找人动不是还得花钱吗 再说

“No. It costs money to have someone move things. Besides, who'd want to do that?”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 19:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè wū zi dòng guò ma

这屋子动过吗

“Has anything been moved?”

méi dòng nà zhǎo rén dòng bú shì hái dé huā qián ma zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

没动 那找人动 不是还得花钱吗 再说

“No. It costs money to have someone move things. Besides, who'd want to do that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí yuàn yì gàn zhè shì a

谁愿意干这事啊

“Besides, who'd want to do that?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: JUSTIFYING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Frugality and Taboos Around Death or Crime Sites

In vernacular Chinese contexts, '动屋子' often hints at clearing out belongings after an incident or bereavement, where hiring outsiders involves both financial cost and social hesitation.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #cost_consciousness #justification #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还得花钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

would also cost money

Used to highlight an undesirable additional expense as a reason against doing something.

再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides / furthermore

Used to introduce an additional supporting argument or justification in conversation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question emphasizing that the expense is an obvious deterrent.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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