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《Vanished Name》 S1·E25 (21:46) HSK 6
yuán běn nǐ shì kě yǐ zǒu dé gèng gāo gèng yuǎn de

原本你是可以 走得更高更远的

“You could have gone much further.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 21:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huì yǒu diǎn xiǎo xiǎo de yí hàn a

会有点小小的遗憾啊

“it's a pity.”

yuán běn nǐ shì kě yǐ zǒu dé gèng gāo gèng yuǎn de CURRENT FOCUS

原本 你是 可以 走得 更高更远 的

“You could have gone much further.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí shí wǒ yě yǒu xiǎng guò

其实我也有想过

“Actually, I've thought about”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: SYMPATHETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You had the talent to achieve much greater things, and it breaks my heart that you had to settle.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Regret over Unreached Potential (Yihan)

In Chinese culture, expressing 'yihan' (wistful regret) over someone else's missed opportunities is a profound form of empathy, validating their talent while mourning the social or personal obstacles that constrained them.

INTENT TAGS: #consolation #reflection #regret #validation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
原本 SPOKEN CHUNK

originally; in the first place

Used to introduce a past possibility, plan, or default state that did not end up happening.

走得更高更远 SPOKEN CHUNK

reach greater heights and go further

A common poetic idiom used metaphorically for career advancement and personal achievement.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the strong certainty of the past unrealized possibility when paired with '原本是……'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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