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《Vanished Name》 S1·E18 (36:17) HSK 6
pián yi diǎn xià bù qù zhǔ yào nǐ kàn zhè chún máo yī sān shí ba

便宜点下不去 主要你看这纯毛衣 三十吧

“Sorry, I can't. Look, it's pure wool. Thirty.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 36:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǔ shí pián yi diǎn ba

五十 便宜点吧

“Fifty? Make it cheaper.”

pián yi diǎn xià bù qù zhǔ yào nǐ kàn zhè chún máo yī sān shí ba CURRENT FOCUS

便宜点下不去 主要 你看这 纯毛衣 三十吧

“Sorry, I can't. Look, it's pure wool. Thirty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sān shí sān shí ná zǒu ba xíng

三十 三十拿走吧 行

“- Thirty? - I'll take it. Deal.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: BARGAINING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Thirty is my absolute lowest offer because of the quality; take it or leave it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Jiangjia (Bargaining Culture)

In Chinese informal markets, bargaining is a standard dance of feigned reluctance, where the seller highlights product quality while offering a 'compromise' price.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #negotiation #counter_offer #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
下不去 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot go any lower (regarding price)

A colloquial bargaining chunk used by sellers to indicate their price floor.

纯毛衣 SPOKEN CHUNK

pure wool sweater

Used to emphasize authentic, premium material quality in retail contexts.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the counter-offer, turning a proposed bottom price into a tentative agreement suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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