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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (29:54) HSK 5
zhè yào bú shì nǐ jiā chū le zhè dàng shì

这要不是你家出了这档事

“If it weren't for what happened to your family,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 29:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū a zhǐ néng gěi nǐ yī liǎng wǔ qián

“but I can only give you one tael and five mace.”

zhè yào bú shì nǐ jiā chū le zhè dàng shì CURRENT FOCUS

这 要不是你 家出了这档事

“If it weren't for what happened to your family,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yào shì qù bié jiā huàn le bié

你要是去别家 换了别

“you wouldn't get any more than this anywhere...”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: JUSTIFYING A LOW OFFER
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am doing you a massive favor by giving you this much, so do not ask for more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing Bargaining

In traditional Chinese commerce, pawnbrokers or buyers often frame tough deals as acts of personal benevolence or moral duty rather than pure business.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #manipulation #bargaining #guilt_tripping
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出了这档事 SPOKEN CHUNK

something troublesome happened

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer euphemistically to an unfortunate incident or scandal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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