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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E6 (28:36) HSK 2
qián hái méi zhuàn dào jiù chū qián le

钱还没赚到就出钱了

“Spending money before making any.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 28:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ qǐng kè

我请客

“My treat.”

qián hái méi zhuàn dào jiù chū qián le CURRENT FOCUS

钱 还没 赚到就 出钱 了

“Spending money before making any.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī gēn xuě gāo jǐ gè qián

“How much can an ice cream cost?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You haven't even gotten paid yet, so why are you rushing to pay for me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Treating and Financial Prudence (Qingke)

While treating friends (请客) is a valued virtue of generosity, close friends will often playfully chide each other not to spend money recklessly if they haven't started earning yet.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #feigned_concern #practical_critique #spending_manners
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
出钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay, to foot the bill

A common spoken phrase meaning to spend money or cover expenses.

还没……就…… SPOKEN CHUNK

already doing something before finishing another

Used to point out premature or rushed actions, often carrying a critical or playful tone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly emerged state or situation that is contrary to expectation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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