《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (01:58)
HSK 5
lǎo bǎn zhè yú zěn me mài
老板 这鱼怎么卖
“Excuse me, how much is the fish?”
《The Knockout》
S1·E17
TIMECODE: 01:58
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
lǎo bǎn zhè yú zěn me mài
CURRENT FOCUS
老板 这鱼 怎么卖
“Excuse me, how much is the fish?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shí wǔ yī jīn nǐ kàn zhè yú dōu kuài sǐ le hái mài shí wǔ yī jīn
“15 yuan for half a kilo. The fish is dying. Your price is too high.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
INQUIRING PRICE
Tone:
CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Vendors 'Laoban'
Addressing street or market vendors as '老板' (boss) is a standard, polite form of address that flatters the seller and establishes a friendly commercial dynamic.
INTENT TAGS:
#price_inquiry
#bargaining
#shopping
#market_exchange
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
怎么卖
SPOKEN CHUNK
how much is it / how is this sold
The standard colloquial idiom used at markets and shops to ask for the unit price.
老板
SPOKEN CHUNK
boss / shopkeeper
A universal polite address for small business owners, vendors, or taxi drivers in China.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (01:58) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus