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《The Lead》 S1·E27 (07:53) HSK 3
xiàn zài diāo jiā cūn de fáng zi kě bù pián yi

现在刁家村的房子可不便宜

“Rent in Diaojia Village isn't cheap now.”

《The Lead》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 07:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu a shàng wǒ men nà ér zuò zuò sào zi miàn chī nǐ zài nǎ ér zhù a

走啊 上我们那儿 做做臊子面吃 你在哪儿住啊

“Let's go to our place and make some Saozi noodles. Where are you staying?”

xiàn zài diāo jiā cūn de fáng zi kě bù pián yi CURRENT FOCUS

现在刁家村的房子 可不便宜

“Rent in Diaojia Village isn't cheap now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng wǒ men nà ér gěi nǐ jiā gè chuáng zán yì qǐ zū

上我们那儿给你加个床 咱一起租

“We can add a bed for you. We can split the rent.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SHARING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Urban Village Housing (Chengzhongcun)

Places named like 'Village' (村) in Chinese cities often represent urban enclaves where migrants and young workers navigate escalating living costs.

INTENT TAGS: #observation #cost_warning #housing_talk #practicality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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可不便宜 SPOKEN CHUNK

certainly not cheap / pretty expensive

A colloquial way to emphasize high cost by using litotes (negation of cheap).

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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