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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E14 (25:33) HSK 4
zhè jiù kě xī le

这就可惜了

“What a pity.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 25:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè gōng lǐ de dōng xī wǒ yī yàng yě bù xiǎng dài zǒu le

“I don't want to take a single thing from this palace.”

zhè jiù kě xī le CURRENT FOCUS

这就 可惜了

“What a pity.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zhǔ hǎo bù róng yì xún lái de pí pá shuō shì yǐ yǒu bǎi nián

县主好不容易寻来的琵琶 说是已有百年

“Her Ladyship went to such trouble to find this pipa, a hundred-year-old one.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: REGRETFUL
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are throwing away priceless treasures and good intentions; you might regret this later.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cherishing Rarity (Kexi)

In traditional elite culture, discarding rare antiques and gifts given with personal effort is seen as an unlucky or ungrateful waste of goodwill and craftsmanship.

INTENT TAGS: #regret #persuasion #evaluating #lamenting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这就可惜了 SPOKEN CHUNK

that really is a pity / what a shame

A very common conversational response used to express regret when something valuable or promising is lost or declined.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an evaluation or realization of an unfortunate state of affairs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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