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掏钱

tāo qián
HSK 7

English Meaning

to pay; to spend money; to fork out

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
填个表它不掏钱啊
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I'm not doing this if it costs me a single penny, so confirm it right now.”

1. PREVIOUS

咱先填个表嘛

“Let's just fill out a form first.”

“Filling out a form won't cost a dime.”

3. NEXT

我说 不用掏钱啊

“I'm saying it's free of charge!”

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让猴子们掏钱建月海 什么玩意儿啊
HSK 7 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

老蔡 什么情况 这个人太狡诈了

“Cai, how did it go? (Auditorium) He is cunning,”

“making the 'monkeys' pay to build Yuehai. Unbelievable!”

3. NEXT

那

“Then,”

为了你们的亲儿子 舍不得掏钱是吧
HSK 5 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop pretending you don't have money; you just refuse to spend it on me.”

1. PREVIOUS

你妈是真没钱

“I don't have money.”

“So you won't pay for your own son?”

3. NEXT

舍不得掏钱 为什么当初不把林梅 嫁给王腾达呀

“If you weren't going to pay, why didn't you marry Lin Mei off to Wang Tengda?”

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