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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (30:31) HSK 4
tā bì xū dé yǎng wǒ men yí gè yuè duō shǎo qián tā gōng zī zěn me shuō

他必须得养我们 一个月多少钱 他工资怎么说

“He must support us. How much money per month? I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 30:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qù qīng chéng fǎ yuàn bī shěn xiè zhì chě zhèng

去青城法院逼沈谢秩扯证

“and go to Qingcheng Court to force Shen Xiezhi to marry me.”

tā bì xū dé yǎng wǒ men yí gè yuè duō shǎo qián tā gōng zī zěn me shuō CURRENT FOCUS

他 必须得 养我们 一个月 多少钱 他 工资怎么说

“He must support us. How much money per month? I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí bàn yě dé yǒu gè liù qiān ba zán men yào tā liù qiān kuài qián

“I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan. We'll ask him for 6,000 yuan.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: GREED
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He owes us, so figure out how much he makes so we can take as much as possible.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Financial Entitlement in Marital Disputes

In grassroots Chinese domestic disputes, securing a marriage certificate is often viewed pragmatically as a legal handle to secure guaranteed economic maintenance.

INTENT TAGS: #entitlement #financial_demand #calculating #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
必须得 SPOKEN CHUNK

must / bound to / has no choice but to

Double obligation marker expressing an absolute, non-negotiable imperative in colloquial speech.

怎么说 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is the deal with / how does it stand

A spoken formula used to probe about status, figures, or details that have not been settled.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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