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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E20 (40:42) HSK 4
shàng nà biān tā jiù shì àn xiǎo shí suàn qián

上那边他就是按小时算钱

“at night, and I could make more money by taking that job”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 40:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xín sī zán wǎn shàng xià bān bù yě méi shì ma

我寻思咱晚上下班不也没事吗

“I figured I'd be free after the restaurant's working hours”

shàng nà biān tā jiù shì àn xiǎo shí suàn qián CURRENT FOCUS

上 那 边 他就是 按小时算钱

“at night, and I could make more money by taking that job”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ hái néng duō zhēng diǎn ma

我还能多挣点嘛

“at his place, since he'd pay me the hour.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING DECISION
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: OPTIMISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moonlighting Culture

Taking up side gigs to maximize earnings during off-hours is a common pragmatic choice among blue-collar workers.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #explaining #compensation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
按小时算钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

paid by the hour / hourly wage

Standard conversational way to describe an hourly payment structure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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