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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (24:39) HSK 1
shén me shí jiān bù duō

什么时间不多

“What do you mean?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 24:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shí jiān bù duō

“I don't have much time left.”

shén me shí jiān bù duō CURRENT FOCUS

什么时间不多

“What do you mean?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tǔ dì zhǎng jià de sù dù kě bǐ wǒ zǎn qián de sù dù kuài duō le

“Property prices are rising so much faster than I can save up.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you rushing me? Explain what the deadline is about.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Urgency in Business Negotiations

Claiming that time is running out is a standard negotiation tactic in Chinese commercial exchanges to accelerate decision-making.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #probing #inquiry #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
时间不多 SPOKEN CHUNK

time is limited / not much time left

Commonly used to create urgency or explain why a decision needs to be made quickly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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