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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (38:16) HSK 4
nín tài kè qì le zhēn de bù yòng le

您太客气了 真的不用了

“You're too kind. Really, no need.”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 38:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ jué de wǒ yīng gāi biǎo biǎo shì diǎn shén me nín bǎ tā shōu xià hǎo ma

“So I feel I should express something. Please accept it, okay?”

nín tài kè qì le zhēn de bù yòng le CURRENT FOCUS

您 太客气了 真的不用 了

“You're too kind. Really, no need.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo jiā huo zhè shì lái sòng jǐn qí lái le ya

“Oh my. He's here to present a commendation banner?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DECLINING POLITELY
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really don't need to go to all this trouble; I'm just doing what's right and don't expect anything in return.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Etiquette of declining politely (keqi)

In Chinese society, when receiving generous thanks, gifts, or ceremonial banners, recipients usually decline politely at first out of modesty using phrases like 'tai keqi le' (you're too polite) or 'bu yong le' (no need) instead of accepting immediately, reflecting the cultural virtue of humility and not claiming personal credit.

INTENT TAGS: #polite decline #social pleasantry #expressing modesty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
太客气了 SPOKEN CHUNK

too polite; overly courteous

A high-frequency polite response in Chinese, commonly used to acknowledge someone's gratitude, gifts, or overly generous hospitality.

真的不用了 SPOKEN CHUNK

really no need; truly unnecessary

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to politely and clearly decline someone's kindness, gift, or offer of help.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of a sentence to indicate an extreme degree or change in state; paired here with 'tai' to reinforce a polite, tactful tone of declining.

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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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