你好好跟他道个歉
“to apologize to him properly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Otherwise, you call He Han”
你好 好跟他 道个歉
“to apologize to him properly.”
他要是原谅你了
“If he forgives you,”
“Swallow your pride and apologize properly so we can resolve this mess.”
In Chinese conflict resolution, an apology must visibly show earnest self-reflection (好好) rather than a perfunctory phrase to allow the aggrieved party to 'step down from the stage' (xia tai jie).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
earnestly; properly; thoroughly
Used before verbs to urge someone to do something with full sincerity, care, or seriousness.
make an apology; apologize
A common colloquial separation of the verb-object compound '道歉' with '个' to soften the phrasing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“just to sincerely apologize to you.”
“Let me apologize on his behalf.”
“I sincerely apologize to you.”
“I just wanted to apologize to you.”
“You shouldn't have apologized to him.”
“Apologize right now. What's the point of apologizing to me?”