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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31 (18:58) HSK 4
zhè wán yì zhè me zhí

这玩意这么值

“Is this thing really worth that much?”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 18:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge jià gé yuǎn yuǎn bù zhǐ shí wàn

“Its value is far more than 100,000.”

zhè wán yì zhè me zhí CURRENT FOCUS

这玩意 这么值

“Is this thing really worth that much?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù bù bú shì xiān shēng wǒ wǒ

不不 不是 先生 我 我

“No, it's not, Master. I...”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: EXPRESSING ASTONISHMENT
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I had no idea this piece of junk was actually a goldmine!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Colloquial Downplaying with 'Wanyi'

Referring to an object as 'wanyi' strips away its prestige, often used in bargaining or casual speech to downplay an item's importance.

INTENT TAGS: #price_shock #disbelief #underestimating_value #colloquial_exclamation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这玩意 SPOKEN CHUNK

this thingamajig / this stuff / this gadget

Informal northern colloquialism (often pronounced with an 'r' ending). It can sound casual, dismissive, or slightly derogatory depending on context.

这么值 SPOKEN CHUNK

worth this much / so valuable

Used in spoken Chinese to exclaim that an item's value or cost-performance ratio is surprisingly high.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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