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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17 (40:56) HSK 4
shì a zhè qián de wèi dào shì hǎo wén a

是啊 这钱的味道是好闻啊

“Yeah. The smell of money is good.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 40:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo lán zhè ge jiàn cái de shēng yì zěn me huì zhè me hǎo zuò a

“Xiaolan, how is the building materials business doing so well?”

shì a zhè qián de wèi dào shì hǎo wén a CURRENT FOCUS

是啊 这钱的味道是好闻啊

“Yeah. The smell of money is good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yīn wèi zhī qián nǐ men yǐ jīng zuò guò yī duàn shí jiān de jiàn cái le

因为之前你们已经 做过一段时间的建材了

“Because you guys have already been in the building materials business for a while.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: AFFIRMING PLEASURE
Tone: CHEERFUL
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Materialism

Directly celebrating commercial gains and the joy of wealth accumulation is very common and openly embraced among partners in Chinese entrepreneurial culture.

INTENT TAGS: #agreement #celebration #satisfaction #commercial_success
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
钱的味道 SPOKEN CHUNK

the smell of money

A colloquial metaphor used to describe the intoxicating satisfaction of turning a high profit.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes heartfelt agreement and adds emotional resonance to the sensory delight of earning money.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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