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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9 (34:17) HSK 4
nǐ kàn a wǒ gěi le nǐ zhè me dī de yí gè jià gé

你看啊 我给了你 这么低的一个价格

“Look. I gave you such a low price.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 34:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jià gé de shì qíng bú shì wèn tí zhè jiàn yī fú jiù kuài gǎn chū lái le

“- Price is not an issue. - This garment will be finished soon.”

nǐ kàn a wǒ gěi le nǐ zhè me dī de yí gè jià gé CURRENT FOCUS

你看啊 我给了你 这么低的一个价格

“Look. I gave you such a low price.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kàn xià cì shì bú shì wǒ qù dào nǐ men nà lǐ de shí hòu

你看下次是不是 我去到你们那里的时候

“Maybe next time, when I come to you,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: NEGOTIATING FAVOR
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: EXPECTANT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I did you a huge favor on the price, so you owe me one when I visit your place.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Reciprocity (人情往来)

In Chinese business culture, offering a price concession is treated as granting a favor (renqing), creating a moral obligation for the other party to reciprocate.

INTENT TAGS: #reciprocity #persuasion #bargaining #favor_trading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你看啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

look; listen; you see

A common conversational opener used to draw the listener's attention before presenting a persuasive argument or making a request.

这么低的一个价格 SPOKEN CHUNK

such a low price

Emphatically highlights how favorable or discounted the commercial terms are.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the opening call for attention while steering the listener toward agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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