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《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (25:54) HSK 1
yī kǒu jià yào bù yào ?

一口价 要不要?

“This is part of the contract.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 25:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lián tóng zhè kē jīn gān

连同这颗金肝

“This is part of the contract.”

yī kǒu jià yào bù yào ? CURRENT FOCUS

一口价 要不要?

“This is part of the contract.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ qiān

我签

“I'll sign.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ISSUING AN ULTIMATUM
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is my final offer—take it or leave it right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Firm Bargaining (一口价)

Using '一口价' is a standard rhetorical tactic in Chinese commerce to establish authority and stop ongoing price negotiations dead in their tracks.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #bargaining #final_offer #pressing_decision
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一口价 SPOKEN CHUNK

fixed price; non-negotiable offer

Widely used in everyday bargaining and street markets when a seller wants to shut down further haggling.

要不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

take it or leave it; do you want it or not

A direct, low-formality challenge asking for a binary choice, often showing impatience.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (25:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus