《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (01:54)
HSK 5
lǎo bǎn zhè yú zěn me mài ya
老板 这鱼怎么卖呀
“Excuse me, how much is the fish?”
《The Knockout》
S1·E17
TIMECODE: 01:54
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù néng zhè yàng le
不能这样了
“Don't do that again.”
lǎo bǎn zhè yú zěn me mài ya
CURRENT FOCUS
老板 这鱼 怎么卖 呀
“Excuse me, how much is the fish?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
INQUIRING PRICE
Tone:
CASUAL AND POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Vendors as 'Boss' (Lao-ban)
In Chinese marketplace culture, addressing any small business owner or stallkeeper as 'laoban' is a standard term of respect that also helps build quick rapport.
INTENT TAGS:
#price_inquiry
#shopping
#market_interaction
#politeness
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
怎么卖
SPOKEN CHUNK
how much does it cost / how is it sold
A quintessential spoken phrase used when asking for the price of goods in local markets, street stalls, and grocery stores.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the question, making the transactional inquiry sound friendly and approachable.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Knockout》 S1·E17 (01:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus