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《The Lead》 S1·E16 (10:51) HSK 6
dāng chū zǎo tí xǐng nǐ ràng nǐ zǎo zuò zhǔn bèi liě

当初早提醒你 让你早做准备咧

“We warned you to prepare early on.”

《The Lead》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 10:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huó gāi

活该

“Your own.”

dāng chū zǎo tí xǐng nǐ ràng nǐ zǎo zuò zhǔn bèi liě CURRENT FOCUS

当初早 提醒你 让你 早做准备 咧

“We warned you to prepare early on.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zǎ duì wǒ men jǐ gè de

“How did you snap at us?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I told you so, and you only have yourself to blame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Schadenfreude and Face (Huogai)

In close or contentious relationships, Chinese speakers often bluntly say 'serves you right' if advice was previously rejected, emphasizing collective validation over individual stubbornness.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #reproach #vindication #taunting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早做准备 SPOKEN CHUNK

make preparations early

A common colloquial phrase used when advising someone to anticipate trouble.

当初早提醒你 SPOKEN CHUNK

I warned you way back then

Used in retrospect to establish prior warning and express an 'I told you so' attitude.

Modal Particle「咧」 (lie) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an emphatic, dialectal cadence conveying mild exasperation and finality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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