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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10 (24:06) HSK 3
nǐ kě bié tài gāo gū le zì jǐ

你可别太高估了自己

“don't overestimate yourself.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 24:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fèi ní tóng zhì

费霓同志

“Comrade Fei Ni,”

nǐ kě bié tài gāo gū le zì jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你 可别 太 高估 了 自己

“don't overestimate yourself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zhè xiǎo nián qīng a lǎo jué de zì jǐ huì suàn rì zi a

你们这小年轻啊 老觉得自己会算日子啊

“You young people always think you can count the days,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING WARNING
Tone: PATRONIZING AND ADMONISHING
Emotion: CONDESCENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are naive and in over your head, so listen to your elders.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Generational Lecturing (Yilaomailao)

Senior figures in traditional Chinese socialist workplaces frequently adopt a paternalistic tone, knocking down younger people's confidence under the guise of practical guidance.

INTENT TAGS: #admonition #warning #patronizing #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可别 SPOKEN CHUNK

make sure not to / definitely do not

An emphatic spoken warning urging someone to avoid a mistake or undesirable action.

高估了自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

overestimate oneself

Commonly used in criticisms to tell someone they lack the capability they think they possess.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completion/extent of the verb '高估' (overestimate).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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