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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E28 (35:32) HSK 2
suǒ yǐ wǒ cái zì zuò cōng míng dì

所以我才自作聪明地

“So I came up with this foolish plan,”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 35:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù huì shī qù nǐ

就会失去你

“would mean losing you.”

suǒ yǐ wǒ cái zì zuò cōng míng dì CURRENT FOCUS

所以我才 自作聪明 地

“So I came up with this foolish plan,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng le zhè ge chǔn bàn fǎ

“thinking I was being clever.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF REPROACH
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Effacing Confession

Downplaying one's intellect by admitting to 'acting cleverly' softens fault and signals earnest emotional contrition.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #confession #self_deprecation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自作聪明 SPOKEN CHUNK

act clever only to fool oneself / outsmart oneself

A very common idiom used when admitting that one's supposed ingenuity backfired disastrously.

所以我才 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is why I only then...

A connective structure used to emphasize the core underlying justification for an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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