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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E11 (06:07) HSK 6
nà rén rén jiā gěi wǒ kāi liǎng qiān ne wǒ bù zài nǐ zhè ér mài

那 人 人家给我开两千呢 我不在你这儿卖

“Well, someone offered 2000. Not selling here.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 06:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yī qiān kuài qián

就一千块钱

“1000.”

nà rén rén jiā gěi wǒ kāi liǎng qiān ne wǒ bù zài nǐ zhè ér mài CURRENT FOCUS

那 人 人家 给我 开两千 呢 我不在你这儿卖

“Well, someone offered 2000. Not selling here.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǎ ér hái yǒu bié jiā ya

“Where else?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: THREATENING TO WALK AWAY
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are lowballing me; match the higher price or I'm out of here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Walking-Away Tactic (欲擒故纵)

Feigning to walk away or quoting a fictional higher bidder is a standard haggling maneuver in Chinese markets to test the buyer's bottom line.

INTENT TAGS: #haggling #posturing #protesting_price #leverage
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
开两千 SPOKEN CHUNK

offered two thousand

A colloquial way to say someone quoted or offered a specific price.

不在你这儿卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't sell here to you

A direct negotiation tactic used to threaten ending the transaction.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the contrast and highlights the competing price to show indignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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