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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E22 (21:30) HSK 7
bié shuō zì jǐ shì méi yǒu rén yào de zhā zǐ

别说自己是没有人要的渣滓

“Don't call yourself trash that nobody wants.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 21:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú yào shuō zì jǐ shì guài wù

“don't call yourself a monster.”

bié shuō zì jǐ shì méi yǒu rén yào de zhā zǐ CURRENT FOCUS

别说 自己 是 没有人要 的渣滓

“Don't call yourself trash that nobody wants.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí tā rén néng gěi nǐ shén me wǒ bù zhī dào

“I don't know what others can give you.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: COMPASSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop devaluing yourself; you matter to me even if the rest of the world rejected you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Affirmation via Prohibition

In close Chinese relationships, deep care is often expressed through protective commands telling the other person what not to think or feel, rather than mild empathetic suggestions.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #affirmation #encouragement #prohibition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
别说自己是 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop saying you are...

Used to firmly cut off someone's self-deprecating or overly negative statements about themselves.

没有人要 SPOKEN CHUNK

unwanted; nobody wants (someone)

A colloquial descriptor indicating abandonment or feeling unloved.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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