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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E5 (12:48) HSK 6
nǐ men dōu kàn cuò dà jiě jiě le rén jiā xīn qì ér gāo zhāo ne

你们都看错大姐姐了 人家心气儿高着呢

“You've all misjudged Jinzhao. She has her sights set much higher.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 12:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí zhī dào jìng rán bù chéng a zì rán shì bù chéng de

“Who knew it would all blow up? Of course it fell through.”

nǐ men dōu kàn cuò dà jiě jiě le rén jiā xīn qì ér gāo zhāo ne CURRENT FOCUS

你们都 看错 大 姐姐 了 人家 心气儿高 着呢

“You've all misjudged Jinzhao. She has her sights set much higher.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng rán kàn bù shàng liǔ xián chéng

当然看不上柳贤成

“She'd never settle for the likes of him.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MOCKING OR GOSSIPING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You underestimate how arrogant she is—she thinks she is far too good for common suitors.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marriage Standards and Matrimonial Ambition

In traditional gentry households, marriage alliances reflected status, and a maiden aiming above acceptable suitors was often viewed as having excessive pride ('心气高').

INTENT TAGS: #gossip #critique #sarcasm #exposure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
看错 SPOKEN CHUNK

to misjudge / to mistake someone's character

Used when discovering that a person's inner motives or true abilities differ from earlier perceptions.

心气儿高 SPOKEN CHUNK

having high aspirations / overly proud and ambitious

Refers to someone with lofty pride or ambition, often carrying a slightly critical or sarcastic nuance when suitors or roles are refused.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights the ongoing, exaggerated state of the sister's lofty ambitions while underscoring a teasing or gossiping tone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the misjudgment by others.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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