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《Vanished Name》 S1·E20 (16:41) HSK 5
lǎo bǎn zhè liǎng tiáo kù zi zěn me mài lǎo bǎn

老板 这两条裤子怎么卖老板

“How much for these two pairs of pants?”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 16:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo bǎn zhè tiáo ne

老板 这条呢

“And this one?”

lǎo bǎn zhè liǎng tiáo kù zi zěn me mài lǎo bǎn CURRENT FOCUS

老板 这两条裤子 怎么卖 老板

“How much for these two pairs of pants?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù mài bù mài nǐ hǎn shá ya bù mài a nǐ guǎn wǒ hǎn shá ne wǒ

不卖 不卖你喊啥呀 不卖啊 你管我喊啥呢 我

“They're not for sale. Why are you shouting? What's it to you? I...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING PRICE
Tone: CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Vendors as 'Laoban'

Calling a shopkeeper or small vendor 'laoban' (boss) is a ubiquitous, respectful, and friendly form of address in everyday Chinese commerce.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #bargaining #shopping
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
怎么卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much does it cost / how is it sold

A very common, natural spoken phrase used by shoppers to ask vendors for the price of an item.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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