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《The Heir》 S1·E28 (13:45) HSK 7
zhè mǎi mài huà bù huá suàn dà jiā xīn lǐ yīng gāi hěn qīng chǔ a

这买卖划不划算 大家心里应该很清楚啊

“Whether this deal is worth it or not, I believe everyone here knows it very well.”

《The Heir》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 13:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN què néng ràng wǒ men mò fāng lǐ de jiù mò fèi mò chóng jiàn tiān rì

却能让我们墨坊里的旧墨 废墨 重见天日

“can bring the old and discarded ink in our workshops back to life.”

zhè mǎi mài huà bù huá suàn dà jiā xīn lǐ yīng gāi hěn qīng chǔ a CURRENT FOCUS

这买卖 划不划算 大家 心里 应该 很清楚 啊

“Whether this deal is worth it or not, I believe everyone here knows it very well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sān yé cǐ yán chà yǐ

三爷此言差矣

“Third Master, you're mistaken.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SEEKING CONSENSUS
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is an obviously great deal, and you'd be foolish to turn it down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Shared Tacit Knowledge

Rather than laying out blunt demands, Chinese negotiators often appeal to what 'everyone knows in their hearts' to build collective pressure and make disagreement seem unreasonable.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #rhetorical_assertion #business_negotiation #building_consensus
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
划不划算 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether it is cost-effective / worth it or not

An A-not-A question structure used frequently in daily shopping or business negotiations to evaluate value for money.

心里应该很清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

should know very well in one's heart

Used to point out an obvious truth that others are already aware of, often to preemptively shut down counterarguments.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a tone of obviousness and gentle persuasion, inviting the listeners to agree with the speaker's assessment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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