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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E29 (36:36) HSK 3
shì shì wú cháng rén xīn yì biàn

世事无常 人心易变

“Things change, and people change.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 36:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I don't know.”

shì shì wú cháng rén xīn yì biàn CURRENT FOCUS

世事无常 人心易变

“Things change, and people change.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén de niàn tou gèng shì yǒu ruò liú yíng míng miè wú dìng

人的念头更是有若流萤 明灭无定

“People's thinking is variable and uncertain.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: LAMENTING
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: MELANCHOLY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame yourself or overthink it; nobody can truly predict or control how someone else feels.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Impermanence (Wuchang)

Rooted in Buddhist and Daoist thought, the view that everything in the mortal world is inherently fluctuating brings a bittersweet resignation to interpersonal changes.

INTENT TAGS: #philosophizing #rationalizing #comforting #lamenting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
世事无常 SPOKEN CHUNK

the affairs of the world are unpredictable

A four-character idiom frequently used to lament unexpected tragedies or twists of fate.

人心易变 SPOKEN CHUNK

the human heart is fickle and prone to change

Used when discussing romantic drift, shifting loyalties, or betrayal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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