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《Vanished Name》 S1·E22 (19:00) HSK 5
jié guǒ zhuǎn gè èr shǒu cái jǐ bǎi kuài duō yuān dà tóu a

结果转个二手才几百块 多冤大头啊

“but only resold for a few hundred. What a ripoff.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 19:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ mā nà shí hòu zhēng mán tou mǎi gè xīn shè bèi yào liǎng qiān ne

我妈那时候蒸馒头 买个新设备要两千呢

“Back when she steamed buns, new equipment cost two grand,”

jié guǒ zhuǎn gè èr shǒu cái jǐ bǎi kuài duō yuān dà tóu a CURRENT FOCUS

结果 转个二手才几百块 多 冤大头 啊

“but only resold for a few hundred. What a ripoff.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men shì yǒu nǎo zi de

咱们是有脑子的

“We've got brains.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Buying that new was an absolute waste of money and a foolish move.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yuan Da Tou (Being Taken for a Ride)

In Chinese consumer culture, avoiding becoming a 'yuan da tou' (dupe/sucker) is a badge of pragmatism and street-smart savviness.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #financial_regret #mockery #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
冤大头 SPOKEN CHUNK

a sucker; someone who is easily duped or spends money foolishly

A very common colloquial noun used to describe being ripped off or overpaying for something.

转个二手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to resell second-hand

Used colloquially when talking about reselling used possessions on online platforms or markets.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Exclamatory particle intensifying the speaker's emotional outburst regarding how foolish the deal was.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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