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《Vanished Name》 S1·E12 (42:48) HSK 7
nǐ jiù shì zì sī nǐ jiù shì zì lì

你就是自私 你就是自利

“you're just selfish, and you only care about yourself.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 42:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì yīn wèi shēng huó bù róng yì dàn wǒ xiàn zài wǒ cóng gǔ zi lǐ fā xiàn

“were because life was hard. But now I see deep down,”

nǐ jiù shì zì sī nǐ jiù shì zì lì CURRENT FOCUS

你就是 自私 你就是 自利

“you're just selfish, and you only care about yourself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shì bú shì jué de quán shì jiè dōu duì bù qǐ nǐ

“Do you think the whole world owes you?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Splitting Idiomatic Four-Character Idioms

The idiom 自私自利 (selfish and self-seeking) is split here across repeated syntax (你就是...) to amplify rhetorical force during an argument.

INTENT TAGS: #condemning #confrontation #character_attack #blame
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自私 SPOKEN CHUNK

selfish

A common adjective used to describe someone who thinks only of themselves.

自利 SPOKEN CHUNK

self-serving / pursuing personal gain

Often paired with 自私 to emphasize callous self-absorption at the expense of others.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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