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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E14 (38:44) HSK 5
zhè zhái zi jià zhí jǐ hé a

这宅子价值几何啊

“How much is this house worth?”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 38:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà gài yào yòng duō shǎo nián

大概要用多少年

“how many years would that take?”

zhè zhái zi jià zhí jǐ hé a CURRENT FOCUS

这宅子 价值几何啊

“How much is this house worth?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì bǎi liǎng

一百两

“One hundred taels.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INQUIRING PRICE
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Literary Phrasing in Spoken Inquiries

Phrases like '几何' instead of modern '多少' evoke historical elegance or dramatic period atmosphere when discussing money.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #price #appraisal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
价值几何 SPOKEN CHUNK

how much is it worth / what is the value

A semi-formal or literary way to ask about the price or worth of an item, common in period dramas.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, making the question sound casual and approachable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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