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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13 (15:57) HSK 7
méi yǒu yī jiàn shì shì shùn xīn de

没有一件事是顺心的

“Bad luck clings to me. Nothing goes my way.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 15:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuán fàng zhī sǐ rén rén dōu huái yí shì běn hóu méi yùn chán shēn

袁放之死人人都怀疑是本侯 霉运缠身

“Everyone suspects I'm behind Yuan Fang's death. Bad luck clings to me. Nothing goes my way.”

méi yǒu yī jiàn shì shì shùn xīn de CURRENT FOCUS

没有 一件事是 顺心 的

“Bad luck clings to me. Nothing goes my way.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ nà biān kě hái shùn lì

“Are things smooth on your end?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: VENTING FRUSTRATION
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fate and Misfortune (Dao Mei)

Chinese speakers frequently conceptualize bad luck as a pervasive, sticky state of being where everything simultaneously fails, leading to deep personal distress.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #venting #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
顺心 SPOKEN CHUNK

going smoothly; as one wishes

Commonly used in negative constructions like '不顺心' or '没有一件顺心' to express total dissatisfaction with how events are unfolding.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an emphatic assertion marker at the end of the clause, underscoring the speaker's definitive assessment of his miserable luck.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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