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《My Destiny》 S1·E16 (12:18) HSK 1
nǐ èr jiě zhù le gè shí yuán diàn tài guì le

你二姐 住了个十元店 太贵了

“Your sister found a hotel for 10 yuan a night. It's too expensive.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 12:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zhù nǎ ér a wǒ méi zhù

“Where do you live? Nowhere.”

nǐ èr jiě zhù le gè shí yuán diàn tài guì le CURRENT FOCUS

你二姐 住 了 个 十元店 太贵了

“Your sister found a hotel for 10 yuan a night. It's too expensive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù zài nǐ wū tóu

“And I stayed here”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: FRUGAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even ten yuan is a waste of money when we could just squeeze in together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Extreme Frugality (Jiejian)

Older working-class generations in China often view any paid commercial accommodation as an avoidable extravagance when staying with relatives is an option.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #pinching_pennies #critiquing #frugality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
太贵了 SPOKEN CHUNK

too expensive

Everyday exclamation used to object to prices or expenses.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an excessive state in conjunction with '太' (too).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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