MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Go Ahead》 S1·E38 (40:53) HSK 3
ér qiě nǐ yě bié tài kàn dī zì jǐ le

而且你也别太 看低自己了

“And don't look down on yourself like that.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 40:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù yí dìng shì jiàn huài shì

不一定是件坏事

“is necessarily a bad thing.”

ér qiě nǐ yě bié tài kàn dī zì jǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

而且你也别 太 看低 自己 了

“And don't look down on yourself like that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì rén jiù yǒu quē diǎn de wǒ yě yǒu hěn duō quē diǎn a

“Everyone has flaws. I've got a good share of mine, too.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: SUPPORTIVE
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Consolation (Kuanwei)

In close relationships, Chinese speakers often point out universal human flaws to alleviate someone's burden of self-blame or inferiority.

INTENT TAGS: #encouragement #consolation #reassurance #support
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看低自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

to underestimate or look down on oneself

Commonly used in spoken Chinese when advising someone to have more self-confidence.

别太 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't ... too much

A gentle and colloquial way to soften a negative command or warning.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a modal particle indicating a change of state or completing the prohibitive structure '别...了'.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Go Ahead》 S1·E38 (40:53) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus