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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (10:12) HSK 4
zhī qián shì wǒ shuō cuò le

之前是我说错了

“I misspoke earlier.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 10:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shào yún fēi

邵云飞

“Shao Yunfei.”

zhī qián shì wǒ shuō cuò le CURRENT FOCUS

之前 是我 说错了

“I misspoke earlier.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào

我知道

“I know”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADMITTING MISTAKE
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: REMORSE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Admission vs. Saving Face

While saving face (面子) is common, directly saying '是我说错了' demonstrates professional accountability and high sincerity, quickly clearing misunderstandings.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #correction #accountability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说错了 SPOKEN CHUNK

misspoke; said something wrong

A classic verb-complement structure used directly to acknowledge that one made an erroneous remark.

是我... SPOKEN CHUNK

it was me who...

A cleft sentence pattern used here to take direct personal responsibility for a fault.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an error and reinforces current awareness of the mistake.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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