一塊錢也不能少一yì — one塊kuài — piece; yuan錢qián — money也yě — also不bù — not能néng — can; be able to少shǎo — few; less · 一块钱也不能少
HSK2 · haggling over a scratched laptop · 10 lines
- 小
- xiǎo — small; young (HSK 1)
- 美
- měi — beautiful (HSK 3)
,,?
- 诶
- éi — hey
- 你
- nǐ — you
- 看
- kàn — to look; see
- 这
- zhè — this
- 个
- ge — general measure word
- 电
- diàn — electricity
- 脑
- nǎo — brain
- 这
- zhè — this
- 里
- lǐ — inside
- 怎
- zěn — how
- 么
- me — interrogative suffix
- 了
- le — completed-action particle
Hey, look — what happened to the laptop right here?- 大
- dà — big; great (HSK 1)
- 伟
- wěi — great; mighty (HSK 3)
,!!
- 啊
- a — ah (interjection)
- 那
- nà — that
- 个
- ge — general measure word
- 啊
- a — ah (interjection)
- 那
- nà — that
- 是
- shì — to be
- 最
- zuì — most
- 好
- hǎo — good
- 看
- kàn — to look; see
- 的
- de — possessive particle
- 地
- dì — place
- 方
- fāng — place; direction
Ah, that! That's its most beautiful spot!- 小
- xiǎo — small; young (HSK 1)
- 美
- měi — beautiful (HSK 3)
……。。
- 嗯
- ń — mm-hm
- 不
- bù — not
- 好
- hǎo — good
- 看
- kàn — to look; see
- 便
- pián — inexpensive
- 宜
- yi — suitable; cheap
- 一
- yì — one
- 点
- diǎn — point; o'clock
- 儿
- ér — -r suffix
- 吧
- ba — suggestion particle
Hm... not beautiful. Make it a little cheaper.- 大
- dà — big; great (HSK 1)
- 伟
- wěi — great; mighty (HSK 3)
!!
- 不
- bù — not
- 行
- xíng — okay; to work
- 一
- yī — one
- 块
- kuài — piece; yuan
- 钱
- qián — money
- 也
- yě — also
- 不
- bù — not
- 能
- néng — can; be able to
- 少
- shǎo — few; less
No way! Not one yuan less!- 小
- xiǎo — small; young (HSK 1)
- 美
- měi — beautiful (HSK 3)
?。
- 那
- nà — that
- 这
- zhè — this
- 里
- lǐ — inside
- 呢
- ne — question particle
- 这
- zhè — this
- 里
- lǐ — inside
- 也
- yě — also
- 有
- yǒu — to have
- 问
- wèn — to ask; problem
- 题
- tí — question; problem
Then what about here? There's a problem here too.- 大
- dà — big; great (HSK 1)
- 伟
- wěi — great; mighty (HSK 3)
!!
- 没
- méi — not have
- 有
- yǒu — to have
- 它
- tā — it
- 什
- shén — what
- 么
- me — interrogative suffix
- 问
- wèn — to ask; problem
- 题
- tí — question; problem
- 都
- dōu — all
- 没
- méi — not have
- 有
- yǒu — to have
No! It has no problems whatsoever!- 小
- xiǎo — small; young (HSK 1)
- 美
- měi — beautiful (HSK 3)
,。
- 可
- kě — but; can
- 是
- shì — to be
- 它
- tā — it
- 不
- bù — not
- 新
- xīn — new
- 了
- le — completed-action particle
- 你
- nǐ — you
- 看
- kàn — to look; see
- 看
- kàn — to look; see
But it's not new anymore — take a look.- 大
- dà — big; great (HSK 1)
- 伟
- wěi — great; mighty (HSK 3)
!
- 它
- tā — it
- 昨
- zuó — yesterday
- 天
- tiān — day; sky
- 还
- hái — still
- 没
- méi — not have
- 有
- yǒu — to have
- 这
- zhè — this
- 个
- ge — general measure word
- 问
- wèn — to ask; problem
- 题
- tí — question; problem
- 呢
- ne — question particle
It didn't even have this problem yesterday!- 小
- xiǎo — small; young (HSK 1)
- 美
- měi — beautiful (HSK 3)
?……,?
- 是
- shì — to be
- 吗
- ma — question particle
- 那
- nà — that
- 八
- bā — eight
- 百
- bǎi — hundred
- 块
- kuài — piece; yuan
- 卖
- mài — to sell
- 不
- bù — not
- 卖
- mài — to sell
Oh really? Then... eight hundred yuan, deal or no deal?- 大
- dà — big; great (HSK 1)
- 伟
- wěi — great; mighty (HSK 3)
……,!
- 等
- děng — to wait
- 等
- děng — to wait
- 昨
- zuó — yesterday
- 天
- tiān — day; sky
- 来
- lái — to come
- 的
- de — possessive particle
- 人
- rén — person
- 就
- jiù — precisely; then
- 是
- shì — to be
- 你
- nǐ — you
Wait a minute... the guy who came yesterday — it was you!