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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5 (25:59) HSK 1
zhè běn yě shì rén zhī cháng qíng

这本也是人之常情

“This is human nature.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 25:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù rú tóng shì rén jiē ài cái bó

就如同世人皆爱财帛

“Just like people all desire wealth.”

zhè běn yě shì rén zhī cháng qíng CURRENT FOCUS

这本 也是 人之常情

“This is human nature.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì diǎn gè rén xǐ hào

一点个人喜好

“It's her personal preference.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: RATIONALIZING
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not judge me for this desire; anyone would feel the same way.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing (Acceptance of Human Instincts)

Invoking '人之常情' is an essential rhetorical maneuver in Confucian culture to make self-interest socially forgivable by claiming it is universal.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #justification #appealing_to_nature #defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
人之常情 SPOKEN CHUNK

human nature; what is natural to human beings

A fixed four-character idiom frequently used to excuse or empathize with common human flaws and desires.

本也是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is originally/essentially also

Used to appeal to foundational principles or common sense to justify an argument.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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