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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3 (28:46) HSK 7
diàn xià kě bié xiǎo kàn le tā

殿下可别小看了它

“Don't underestimate it.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 28:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yòng zhè dōng xī

就用这东西

“By using this trick?”

diàn xià kě bié xiǎo kàn le tā CURRENT FOCUS

殿下 可别 小看 了它

“Don't underestimate it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì wǒ cóng gǔ shū shàng chá dào de fǎ zi jù shuō líng yàn fēi cháng

这是我从古书上查到的法子 据说灵验非常

“I learned this from an ancient book. They say it's very efficacious.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CAUTIONING AGAINST UNDERESTIMATION
Tone: RESPECTFULLY PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not dismiss this so quickly—it is far more potent than it looks.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Royalty with Proper Modesty

When advising high-ranking imperial figures, subordinates use gentle negative constructions like '可别' to sound cautious rather than commanding.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #advising #reassurance #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可别 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely do not / must not

A colloquial yet emphatic marker used before negative imperatives to urge caution or restraint.

小看 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon / to underestimate

Commonly paired with '别' to advise someone against belittling a person or an object.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a marker signaling a change of state or completing the verbal phrase emphatically.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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