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《Vanished Name》 S1·E16 (17:07) HSK 5
zhēng gè sān bǎi kuài qián yīng gāi shì chuò chuò yǒu yú ba

挣个三百块钱应该是绰绰有余吧

“But earning 300 yuan should be easy-peasy.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 17:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xué xí suī rán chà diǎn

“My grades aren't as good.”

zhēng gè sān bǎi kuài qián yīng gāi shì chuò chuò yǒu yú ba CURRENT FOCUS

挣个三百块钱 应该是 绰绰有余 吧

“But earning 300 yuan should be easy-peasy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì

对

“Yeah, by then,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: HOPEFUL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I might not be great in school, but surely I can manage to make this modest sum.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Effacing Pragmatism

In Chinese conversational culture, speakers often downplay intellectual abilities ('my grades are poor') before highlighting practical, hardworking competence to maintain modesty.

INTENT TAGS: #estimation #seeking_validation #hedging #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
绰绰有余 SPOKEN CHUNK

more than enough; ample

A common four-character idiom used to describe having plenty of money, time, or capacity to handle a task.

挣个 SPOKEN CHUNK

earn roughly / make about

Colloquial construction where '个' softens the exact numerical target into an approximate goal.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tentative estimation, inviting the interlocutor's validation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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