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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29 (02:33) HSK 1
tā shì kě lián rén nǐ yě shì

她是可怜人 你也是

“She is a pitiful person, and so are you.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 02:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhǐ shì bù xiǎng nǐ zài tiān shā lù

“I just don't want you to kill again.”

tā shì kě lián rén nǐ yě shì CURRENT FOCUS

她是 可怜人 你 也是

“She is a pitiful person, and so are you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng nián jǐn zhōu cǎn àn zhī hòu

当年瑾州惨案之后

“After the Jinzhou Massacre back then,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't have to hurt others to cope with your pain; you are both victims here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shared Suffering (同病相怜)

Invoking shared victimhood is a common Chinese moral appeal to dissuade someone from revenge, emphasizing compassion over cyclical retribution.

INTENT TAGS: #empathy #consolation #dissuasion #reconciliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可怜人 SPOKEN CHUNK

pitiable person / tragic soul

Used to evoke deep sympathy for someone who has endured profound suffering or misfortune.

你也是 SPOKEN CHUNK

so are you / you are as well

Directly draws a parallel between the subject and the listener to create shared understanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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