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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8 (22:27) HSK 6
lí guì zhòng shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

离贵重十万八千里

“It's not valuable at all.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 22:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè tài guì zhòng le wǒ bù néng yào

“This is too valuable. I can't accept it.”

lí guì zhòng shí wàn bā qiān lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

离贵重 十万八千里

“It's not valuable at all.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì shè jì hǎo

就是设计好

“Just well-designed.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: POLITE REASSURANCE
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: REASSURANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please just take it; it's really not expensive at all, so you don't owe me anything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Downplaying Gifts (Song Li Ke Qi)

In Chinese gift-giving culture, recipients conventionally decline out of politeness claiming a gift is 'too valuable,' while givers routinely downplay its monetary worth to minimize social debt.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #persuasion #gift_giving #polite_deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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十万八千里 SPOKEN CHUNK

a hundred and eight thousand li; a tremendous distance or worlds apart

Use this hyperbolic idiom to emphasize that two concepts, qualities, or standards are completely different or far apart.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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