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《The Lead》 S1·E40 (15:17) HSK 2
yī kàn jiù bù biàn yí nǐ néng kàn dǒng ma

一看就不便宜 你能看懂吗

“You can tell it wasn't cheap. Can you read it?”

《The Lead》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 15:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kàn kàn mǎi de zhè dōng xī ma zuò gōng a zhēn xiàn ya

你看看买的这东西嘛 做工啊 针线呀

“Just look at these things. The workmanship, the stitching. You can tell it wasn't cheap.”

yī kàn jiù bù biàn yí nǐ néng kàn dǒng ma CURRENT FOCUS

一看就不便宜 你能看懂吗

“You can tell it wasn't cheap. Can you read it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiā hé zhè zhè

嘉禾 这 这

“Jiahe. This, this...”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MOCKING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't know quality when you see it, so stop criticizing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Discerning Quality (Shihuo, 识货)

In Chinese consumer culture, claiming someone cannot 'kan dong' (appreciate/read) an item implies they lack the cultural capital or discernment to recognize genuine craftsmanship or luxury.

INTENT TAGS: #condescension #dismissal #challenging #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一看就 SPOKEN CHUNK

at first glance, obviously, clearly looks like

Used to make an immediate, confident visual assessment of an object or person.

能看懂吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

can you even understand/appreciate it?

A rhetorical question used to cast doubt on someone's connoisseurship, discernment, or literacy regarding a subject.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the clause into a provocative rhetorical question expressing condescension.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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