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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (07:31) HSK 6
xiàn zài yòu zài zhè ér zì jǐ xià zì jǐ

现在又在这儿自己吓自己

“And now you're scaring yourselves.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 07:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn dōu bù gǎn kàn

看都不敢看

“too scared to look.”

xiàn zài yòu zài zhè ér zì jǐ xià zì jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

现在又 在这 儿 自己 吓 自己

“And now you're scaring yourselves.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà tā nà liǎn ne

那他那脸呢

“What about his face?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MOCKING OR CRITICIZING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're getting worked up over nothing and freaking yourself out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Superstitious Fear

In Chinese everyday speech, people often dismiss ghostly or ungrounded fears bluntly using 'scaring oneself' to ground the conversation back in pragmatic reality.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #criticism #reassurance #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自己吓自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

scaring oneself / getting spooked over nothing

A very common colloquial expression used to tell someone that their worries or fears are entirely imagined.

又在这儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

here again doing...

Expresses mild exasperation or impatience at someone repeating a foolish or annoying behavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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