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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (30:01) HSK 6
hái kě yǐ zài tán de ma

还可以再谈的嘛

“We can still negotiate.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 30:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié zǒu a

别走啊

“Don't go!”

hái kě yǐ zài tán de ma CURRENT FOCUS

还可以 再谈的嘛

“We can still negotiate.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr liǎng

二两

“Two taels!”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: NEGOTIATING TERMS
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, don't leave! I'm willing to lower my price.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Walking Away Bargaining Tactic

In traditional Chinese markets, pretending to walk away is a standard buyer tactic to test the seller's bottom line, forcing the seller to call them back with concessions.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #persuasion #compromising #conceding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

can still / it is still possible to

Used to express ongoing possibility or willingness to adjust conditions.

再谈 SPOKEN CHUNK

discuss further / renegotiate

Standard commercial shorthand indicating willingness to compromise or find common ground.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the plea and implies that negotiating is the reasonable, obvious course of action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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