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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E8 (21:01) HSK 3
dōu shì wǒ bù hǎo dà jiě jiě zǎo zhī dào gēn nǐ shuō yī shēng le

都是我不好 大姐姐 早知道跟你说一声了

“It's my fault, big sister. should have told you.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 21:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zhe nǐ jiù gěi wǒ yí gè rén xiě le

“So you only wrote to me.”

dōu shì wǒ bù hǎo dà jiě jiě zǎo zhī dào gēn nǐ shuō yī shēng le CURRENT FOCUS

都是我不好 大 姐姐 早知道 跟 你说 一声了

“It's my fault, big sister. should have told you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wú fáng de méi shì héng shù a huái yuàn dōu shōu shí chū lái le

无妨的 没事 横竖啊 槐院都收拾出来了

“No harm done. Either way, Huaiyuan is all ready for you.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Sisterhood and Politeness

In traditional Chinese families, younger siblings are expected to show deference and keep eldest siblings informed, readily admitting fault to maintain family harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #regret #deference #harmony
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都是我不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is all my fault

A common, sincere expression used to shoulder blame and soften potential conflict in personal relationships.

早知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

had I known earlier / if only I had known

Used to express hindsight regret about a past decision or omission.

说一声 SPOKEN CHUNK

give a heads-up / let someone know

A very colloquial way to say notifying or informing someone casually.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a hypothetical realization and softens the self-reproaching statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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