开业大酬宾 开业大酬宾 点歌八折 点歌只要八折
“Grand opening. Grand opening: 20% off. 20% off on songs.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
继续 继续
“Keep going.”
开业大酬宾 开业大酬宾 点歌 八折 点歌 只要 八折
“Grand opening. Grand opening: 20% off. 20% off on songs.”
满五十元就可以和 馄饨西施孙小燕合唱
“Spend 50 yuan to sing with Sun Xiaoyan, the Wonton Beauty.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Unlike English which states the percentage deducted (e.g., 20% off), Chinese expresses discounts as the fraction of the original price retained (e.g., 'ba zhe' means 80% of the price).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
grand opening promotional sale
A standard commercial slogan seen on banners and heard over loudspeakers whenever a new shop or restaurant opens in China.
20% off (literally: 80% of the original price)
Crucial for learners: Chinese discounts state the percentage you PAY, not the percentage taken off. '八折' means you pay 80% (20% off).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we have a grand opening promotion today.”
“To encourage customers to spend, we're having a grand opening sale.”
“-Welcome. -Welcome. Come on in, please. A 12% discount on everything for today's grand opening.”
“is officially open!”
“♪ Our youth ♪ The grand opening!”
“Happy grand opening.”