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《Vanished Name》 S1·E18 (35:32) HSK 1
bù mǎi le pián yi diǎn bei kě yǐ pián yi hé yǔ qióng

不买了 便宜点呗 可以便宜 何宇穹

“No. I can do a discount. I can... He Yuqiong.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 35:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán mǎi bù

咱买不

“Do you want it?”

bù mǎi le pián yi diǎn bei kě yǐ pián yi hé yǔ qióng CURRENT FOCUS

不买了 便宜点呗 可以便宜 何宇穹

“No. I can do a discount. I can... He Yuqiong.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN měi jiàn zhǐ mài èr shí wǔ yuán běn diàn pí bāo yàng pǐn qí quán yǒu zhè me máng ma

每件只卖二十五元 本店皮包样品齐全 有这么忙吗

“Only 25 yuan for each piece. Our store has various leather bags. Are you that busy?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: BARGAINING
Tone: NEGOTIATING AND CASUAL
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm going to walk away unless you give me a discount right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Walking-Away Bargaining Strategy (欲擒故纵/假装不买)

Declaring that one will no longer purchase an item is a classic negotiating move in Chinese retail markets to test the vendor's bottom line.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #feigning_disinterest #price_negotiation #bluffing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
不买了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm not buying it anymore; forget it

A frequent bargaining tactic used by shoppers feigning abandonment of a transaction to force price drops.

便宜点呗 SPOKEN CHUNK

make it a bit cheaper, won't you?

A soft, casual plea for a discount commonly heard in open-air markets and independent shops.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state or mind, declaring the intention to abandon the purchase.

Modal Particle「呗」 (bei) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative request for a lower price, making it sound casual rather than aggressive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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