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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E7 (16:20) HSK 6
xiǎn xiē niàng chéng dà cuò

险些酿成大错

“and nearly made a terrible mistake.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 16:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái bèi méng zài gǔ zhōng

“I'd still be kept in the dark,”

xiǎn xiē niàng chéng dà cuò CURRENT FOCUS

险些 酿成大错

“and nearly made a terrible mistake.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì cóng nǐ xiōng zhǎng lí shì

自从你兄长离世

“Ever since your elder brother passed away,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ADMITTING DANGER
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That was far too close to ruin; we narrowly avoided complete destruction.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Collective Responsibility

In traditional Chinese family structures, a single member's severe mistake could bring collective ruin to the entire lineage.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reflecting #grave_concern #lingering_fear
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
险些 SPOKEN CHUNK

nearly; narrowly; almost

A formal adverb used to describe a dangerous or undesirable outcome that was barely avoided.

酿成大错 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lead to a catastrophic mistake; to brew disaster

A common four-character idiom used when an oversight threatens to produce tragic consequences.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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