几万块钱的酒干进去了 你觉得这事有意义吗
“tens of thousands of alcohol was downed. Do you think that makes sense?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
几万块钱的酒 干进去了 你觉得 这事 有意义吗
“tens of thousands of alcohol was downed. Do you think that makes sense?”
“Each generation has its own way.”
“We wasted a fortune getting drunk and solved nothing; this whole drinking ritual is pointless.”
Younger Chinese professionals increasingly reject 'jiu-ju'—the traditional expectation to consume expensive baijiu to build 'guanxi' and close business deals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
downed; gulped down; chugged
Informal and gritty expression describing consuming large amounts of alcohol rapidly.
is there any point?; is it meaningful?
A standard rhetorical question in spoken Chinese strongly implying that something is pointless.
Forms a rhetorical question implying strong negative assessment.
Indicates that the drinking has already taken place irreversibly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A few bottles are no big deal.”
“Look at how much wine is wasted.”
“They drank so much. What can they do today?”