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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E18 (34:53) HSK 7
jǐ gè diàn huà jiù bǎ nǐ shōu mǎi le

几个电话就把你收买了

“A few calls, and you've been bought off?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 34:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě chū qián le hǎo ba

我也出钱了好吧

“for these items, okay?”

jǐ gè diàn huà jiù bǎ nǐ shōu mǎi le CURRENT FOCUS

几个 电话 就 把你收买了

“A few calls, and you've been bought off?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiáo nǐ

瞧你

“Look at you.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PLAYFUL REPROACH
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You folded way too easily; show some backbone!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Loyalty Testing

Close friends or couples in Chinese culture often use lighthearted accusations of disloyalty ('being bought off') as affectionate banter.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #mock_criticism #banter #complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
收买 SPOKEN CHUNK

to buy off; to bribe; to win over

Commonly used colloquially to tease a friend or partner who easily switched sides or softened their stance.

几个电话 SPOKEN CHUNK

just a few phone calls

Used to emphasize minimal effort or insignificance of an action.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completion and emphasizes the suddenness or unexpected ease of the outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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