Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 23
太贵了Too expensive
Say something is too expensive, bargain, say prices in the hundreds, and say something has sold out.
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太贵了— Too expensive
- 文山大友, 这个多少钱?How much is this?
- 大友一百二十块.120 yuan.
- 文山一百二十! 太贵了!120?! Too expensive!
- 大友不贵! 一百块卖给你.It's not expensive! I'll let you have it for 100.
- 文山一半, 行吗?Half, OK?
- 大友一半太少了. 八十块.Half is too little. 80 yuan.
- 文山好! 我买! 我的钱包呢?OK! I'll buy it! Where's my wallet?
- 大友在桌子上!On the table!
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卖完了— Sold out
- 白月大友, 我想买票. 多少钱?I want a ticket. How much?
- 大友票卖完了! 没有了.Tickets are sold out! None left.
- 白月没有了? 那你还卖什么?None left? Then what else do you sell?
- 大友我卖一些水果.I sell some fruit.
- 白月好, 拿三个给我.OK, give me three.
- 大友给你.Here you go.
- 白月这个坏了!This one's gone bad!
- 大友对不起, 我给你一个好的.Sorry, I'll give you a good one.
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- 一百
numeralone hundred
- 百
numeralhundred
- 二百
numeraltwo hundred
- 三百
numeralthree hundred
- 五百
numeralfive hundred
- 给
verbto give
- 拿
verbto take
- 买到
verbmanaged to buy
- 卖完
verbsold out
- 一半
nounhalf
- 坏
adjectivebad; gone bad
- 钱包
nounwallet
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- 给
give
给我 gěi wǒ — give me (transactional opener)- 拿
take; carry
拿出来 ná chū lái — take out (V + complement chain: 拿 + 出 + 来)- 到
arrive; reach; (also: V + 到 result complement)
买到 mǎi dào — managed to buy到达 dàodá — arrive at (formal pair with 到; more bookish / written register)找到 zhǎo//dào — find — V+到 result complement- 坏
bad; gone bad
坏 huài — bad; gone bad
Hanzi — writing & recognition
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bǎihundredWriting
tàitooRecognition
nátake; carryRecognition
gěigiveRecognition
wánfinishRecognition
huàibadRecognition
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Exclamation — 太...了!
Explanation
太 + adj + 了 = exclamation. 太贵了 ("too expensive!"); 太好了 ("wonderful!"); 太累了 ("so tired!"). The 了 marks the change of state / the speaker's reaction.
Examples
- 太贵了!Too expensive!
- 太好了!Wonderful!
- 一百块? 太多了.100 yuan? Too much.
- 我买到了!I got it!
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Verb + 给 + person
Explanation
Use 给 to say who a thing goes to: 卖给你 (sell it to you). The thing can go in the middle: 拿三个给我 (give me three). The person always comes right after 给.
Examples
- 一百块卖给你.I'll sell it to you for 100 yuan.
- 拿三个给我.Give me three.
- 这个给你.This one's for you.
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