所以才给的这十五块
“That's why he gave back the fifteen yuan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他就傻了
“When Zuo Long saw Officer Zhu, he froze.”
所以才 给的这十五块
“That's why he gave back the fifteen yuan.”
您收起来啊
“Just take it.”
“There is a specific reason it is only fifteen yuan, so just take it.”
In Chinese culture, handing cash directly to someone often requires a narrative justification to preserve the recipient's dignity and prompt them to accept it.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that's why; only because of that
Use this at the beginning of a clause to emphasize that an action is the direct result of a previously mentioned condition.
fifteen yuan (bucks)
Use the measure word for currency in casual spoken Chinese instead of the formal unit written on banknotes.
Part of an implicit cleft structure that places focus on the reason and manner of the past action (giving the money).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Mine are only one-fifty each.”
“That's all it's worth. What about mine?”
“I charge everyone else 15%,”
“Can I have another ten?”
“- How much? - One fifty.”
“Here. No. We made a deal, so 1.50 yuan it is.”