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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E9 (07:23) HSK 6
zì rán suàn shì xiǎo xīn yǎn

自然算是小心眼

“that would indeed be petty.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 07:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī cháng lǐ

依常理

“By common sense,”

zì rán suàn shì xiǎo xīn yǎn CURRENT FOCUS

自然算是小心眼

“that would indeed be petty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shǎo jūn

少君

“The Young Master”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: COMPOSED
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know it looks petty, but I don't care.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Magnanimity and Pettiness (Du Liang)

Chinese culture places a high moral value on having a broad heart (Da Du); being labeled 'Xiao Xin Yan' indicates a failure to embody noble generosity.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #self_acknowledgment #rationalizing #frankness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
小心眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

petty; narrow-minded; bearing small grudges

Extremely frequent colloquial descriptor for someone easily offended or overly calculative in personal matters.

自然算 SPOKEN CHUNK

naturally counts as; naturally qualifies as

Used to concede an obvious classification or assessment without reservation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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