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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (01:25) HSK 4
wǒ men shā zhū jiàng zuàn de kě duō le

我们杀猪匠赚得可多了

“but we butchers make a lot of money.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 01:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kě néng bù zhī dào

你可能不知道

“You may not know this,”

wǒ men shā zhū jiàng zuàn de kě duō le CURRENT FOCUS

我们杀猪匠赚得 可多了

“but we butchers make a lot of money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì shuō

我是说

“I mean,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ASSERTING FINANCIAL STANDING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not look down on my job; I make good money and can provide well.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Occupational Hierarchy vs Financial Worth

In traditional Chinese perception, butchering was considered a lowly or unrefined trade; asserting substantial income serves to regain dignity and face.

INTENT TAGS: #boasting #self_validation #countering_prejudice #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
杀猪匠 SPOKEN CHUNK

butcher (specifically of pigs)

A colloquial, traditional occupational term referring to a tradesperson specialized in slaughtering pigs.

可多了 SPOKEN CHUNK

a whole lot; very much

Use '可 + adjective/verb + 了' in spoken Mandarin to emphatically express an extreme degree.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions together with '可' to form an emphatic structure reinforcing the extreme degree.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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