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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (11:53) HSK 5
kāi diàn yǐng yuàn zhè ge shì fēng xiǎn hái shì tǐng dà de kuī yě jiù kuī le

开电影院这个事 风险还是挺大的 亏也就亏了

“Master, opening a movie theater is pretty risky. I can swallow the loss.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 11:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shī fù

师父

“Master, opening a movie theater is pretty risky.”

kāi diàn yǐng yuàn zhè ge shì fēng xiǎn hái shì tǐng dà de kuī yě jiù kuī le CURRENT FOCUS

开电影院 这个 事 风险还是挺大的 亏也就亏了

“Master, opening a movie theater is pretty risky. I can swallow the loss.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zì jǐ xǐ huān

我自己喜欢

“I do it because I like it.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RATIONALIZING DECISION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know it is risky and I might go broke, but I have already made peace with that because I want to do it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Acceptance of Loss

Using duplicated verb patterns like '亏也就亏了' reflects a philosophical resignation common in Chinese business vernacular when passion supersedes pure commercial calculation.

INTENT TAGS: #risk_taking #resignation #self_justification #determination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
风险还是挺大的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the risk is actually quite big

Useful for conceding realistic challenges before presenting an unwavering commitment.

亏也就亏了 SPOKEN CHUNK

if I lose, then so be it; losing is acceptable

A colloquial 'V 也就 V 了' structure indicating acceptance of an unfavorable outcome.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completion and a settled attitude of accepting the prospective loss without regret.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
难过的事情多了去了 还用得着去电影院吗
《主角》
88% Match
难过的事情多了去了 还用得着去电影院吗
nán guò de shì qíng duō le qù le hái yòng dé zhe qù diàn yǐng yuàn ma

“There's enough sadness in life. Why go to the theater for more?”

听说看过的人 都哭死在电影院里头了
《主角》
88% Match
听说看过的人 都哭死在电影院里头了
tīng shuō kàn guò de rén dōu kū sǐ zài diàn yǐng yuàn lǐ tou le

“I heard everyone who saw it cried their eyes out in the theater.”

你搞电影院你好好搞啊 这什么装修啊
《小城大事》
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你搞电影院你好好搞啊 这什么装修啊
nǐ gǎo diàn yǐng yuàn nǐ hǎo hǎo gǎo a zhè shén me zhuāng xiū a

“Then do it properly. What kind of decor is this?”

你要开电影院 你就给我硬气一点
《小城大事》
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你要开电影院 你就给我硬气一点
nǐ yào kāi diàn yǐng yuàn nǐ jiù gěi wǒ yìng qì yì diǎn

“and run a movie theater, so do it with conviction.”

全世界哪家电影院 像这样
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全世界哪家电影院 像这样
quán shì jiè nǎ jiā diàn yǐng yuàn xiàng zhè yàng

“What movie theater in the world is like this?”

这电影院里怎么还能 卖东西 卖吃的呢
《小城大事》
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这电影院里怎么还能 卖东西 卖吃的呢
zhè diàn yǐng yuàn lǐ zěn me hái néng mài dōng xī mài chī de ne

“How could you sell things and snacks in here?”

这一家电影院 就被你们弄得乌烟瘴气
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这一家电影院 就被你们弄得乌烟瘴气
zhè yī jiā diàn yǐng yuàn jiù bèi nǐ men nòng dé wū yān zhàng qì

“You've turned the movie theater into a complete mess.”

这在电影院吃什么饭 这个 这 开什么玩笑
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这在电影院吃什么饭 这个 这 开什么玩笑
zhè zài diàn yǐng yuàn chī shén me fàn zhè ge zhè kāi shén me wán xiào

“Eating in here? Well... Nonsense.”

刚才在电影院 叫人下了黑手了
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刚才在电影院 叫人下了黑手了
gāng cái zài diàn yǐng yuàn jiào rén xià le hēi shǒu le

“At the cinema just now, someone jumped me.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (11:53) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus