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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E1 (31:55) HSK 4
zán men zhī qián yǐ jīng zhé jìn qù hěn duō qián le

咱们之前已经折进去很多钱了

“We've already lost a lot of money on that.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 31:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì nà ge gòng xiǎng bì shì ma

还是那个共享币 是吗

“It's that cryptocurrency again, isn't it?”

zán men zhī qián yǐ jīng zhé jìn qù hěn duō qián le CURRENT FOCUS

咱们之前已经 折进去 很多钱了

“We've already lost a lot of money on that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù néng wú xiū wú zhǐ dì wǎng lǐ miàn tóu a nǐ shì shuō

“We can't keep pouring money into it endlessly. You mean”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: WARNING AGAINST RISK
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We need to cut our losses right now before we go completely broke.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Financial Caution and Risk Aversion

In Chinese business ventures, partners often remind each other of sunk costs using vivid idioms like 'zhe jinqu' to advocate for prudent risk containment.

INTENT TAGS: #risk_warning #financial_caution #dissuasion #cutting_losses
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
折进去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose / sink money into (unsuccessfully)

A vivid colloquial northern expression meaning capital or assets were consumed or lost without return.

共享币 SPOKEN CHUNK

shared coin / crypto token

Refers to digital currency or speculative crypto investment schemes.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed realization of a significant financial loss.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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