一半也得有个六千吧 咱们要他六千块钱
“I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan. We'll ask him for 6,000 yuan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He must support us. How much money per month? I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan.”
一半 也得有个 六千 吧 咱们要他六千块钱
“I'm sure half of his salary is at least 6,000 yuan. We'll ask him for 6,000 yuan.”
四千块钱交房租 剩下两千块钱
“4,000 yuan for the rent and the remaining 2,000 yuan”
“We are not letting him off cheap; let's take a major cut of his earnings.”
In Chinese society and law, supporting direct family members is both an ethical norm and a legal duty, often leading to explicit negotiations over salary percentages.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
must at least amount to / should at least be
Used to assert a realistic lower-bound estimate when bargaining or guessing quantities.
to ask him for / to demand from him
Colloquial pattern for demanding money, compensation, or financial support from a specific person.
Indicates an estimation seeking consensus or confirmation from the conversational partner.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“at least 600,000 to 700,000 yuan.”
“tens of thousands of yuan. Why do you need that money?”
“Forget twenty-six thousand. Even if you doubled the price, people would still sign up.”
“exam families would still pay 600 RMB per night.”
“I heard it's over ten million. Over ten million?”
“at least 8 or 10 million.”