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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11 (04:18) HSK 6
liù qiān bú shì xiǎo shù mù bù cuò ya

六千 不是小数目 不错呀

“Six thousand? -That's not a small sum! -Nice!”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 04:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bān fā liù qiān yuán de jiǎng jīn

颁发六千元的奖金

“will receive a bonus of 6,000 yuan!”

liù qiān bú shì xiǎo shù mù bù cuò ya CURRENT FOCUS

六千 不是小数目 不错呀

“Six thousand? -That's not a small sum! -Nice!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo duō ya

好多呀

“What a big bonus!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING APPROVAL
Tone: APPRECIATIVE
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Open Discussion of Bonuses

In Chinese workplace and social culture, openly discussing the exact amount of awards or bonuses among peers is relatively common and serves as a way to share joy and congratulate one another.

INTENT TAGS: #praising #validating #acknowledging_value #encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是小数目 SPOKEN CHUNK

not a small amount; a tidy sum

Used via understatement (litotes) to emphasize that a sum of money or quantity is actually quite large and significant.

不错呀 SPOKEN CHUNK

pretty good; not bad at all

A very common, natural way to express genuine praise or pleasant surprise in daily conversation.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the exclamation and adds a warm, lively tone of pleasant surprise and approval.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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