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《Go Ahead》 S1·E38 (40:56) HSK 4
shì rén jiù yǒu quē diǎn de wǒ yě yǒu hěn duō quē diǎn a

是人就有缺点的 我也有很多缺点啊

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

《Go Ahead》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 40:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér qiě nǐ yě bié tài kàn dī zì jǐ le

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

shì rén jiù yǒu quē diǎn de wǒ yě yǒu hěn duō quē diǎn a CURRENT FOCUS

是人就有缺点 的 我 也有很多缺点 啊

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

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ céng jīng yě

我曾经也

“I also”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: EMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Empathetic Self-Deprecation

In Chinese interpersonal communication, lowering one's own standing by admitting personal flaws is a sincere way to comfort someone experiencing self-doubt.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #reassurance #empathy #encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看低自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

to underestimate oneself or look down on oneself

Commonly used in comforting contexts to tell someone not to doubt their self-worth.

是人就 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as one is human...

A spoken rhetorical pattern used to state a universal human truth or vulnerability.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion and adds an approachable, warm emotional resonance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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