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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (38:15) HSK 6
èr shí gè qī kòu rú hé

二十个七扣 如何

“And 30 percent off for 20. How about that?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 38:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shí gè qī wǔ kòu

“25 percent off for 10 customers.”

èr shí gè qī kòu rú hé CURRENT FOCUS

二十个七扣 如何

“And 30 percent off for 20. How about that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng le

行了

“Alright.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: COUNTER OFFERING
Tone: NEGOTIATING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chinese Discount Expressions (扣 / 折)

Traditional commercial jargon uses '几扣' to denote the proportion paid, identical in concept to modern '几折' (e.g., '七扣' means paying 70% of the price, i.e., a 30% discount).

INTENT TAGS: #counter_offer #bargaining #pricing #proposal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
七扣 SPOKEN CHUNK

a thirty percent discount (retaining seventy percent of original price)

A traditional commercial jargon expression equivalent to modern '七折' (70% of base price).

如何 SPOKEN CHUNK

how about it? / what do you think?

A slightly formal, elegant way to elicit agreement or an opinion at the end of a proposal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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