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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E4 (32:31) HSK 5
yí cì xìng fù wǒ bàn nián fáng fèi de huà

一次性付我半年房费的话

“pay 6 months' rent at once,”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 32:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ rú guǒ shì néng gòu

你如果是能够

“If you can”

yí cì xìng fù wǒ bàn nián fáng fèi de huà CURRENT FOCUS

一次性 付我半年 房费 的话

“pay 6 months' rent at once,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù àn sān qiān wǔ yí gè yuè gěi nǐ

我就按三千五一个月给你

“I'll let you have it for 3,500 a month.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: BARGAINING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rental Payment Norms

In Chinese rental markets, tenants often secure discounted monthly rents by offering to pay upfront for six months or a full year.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #conditional_offer #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一次性 SPOKEN CHUNK

in one lump sum; all at once

Commonly used in financial transactions to denote paying upfront rather than in installments.

房费 SPOKEN CHUNK

room charge; rent

Frequently used to describe rent for an apartment or fees for hotel rooms.

Modal Particle「话」 (hua) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a conditional marker equivalent to 'if' when paired with 'de'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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