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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3 (23:02) HSK 5
má fán nǐ bāng wǒ pǎo yī xià shǒu xù

麻烦你 帮我跑一下手续

“Could you help me with the paperwork?”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 23:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo zhāng

小张

“Zhang.”

má fán nǐ bāng wǒ pǎo yī xià shǒu xù CURRENT FOCUS

麻烦你 帮我 跑一下手续

“Could you help me with the paperwork?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yòu yào qù gǎng dǎo a shì a

又要去港岛啊 是啊

“Going to Gangdao again? Yes.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Politeness in Favors (Mafan)

Using 'trouble you' (mafan ni) acknowledges the burden of the request and prevents sounding demanding when asking for workplace help.

INTENT TAGS: #request #delegating #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跑手续 SPOKEN CHUNK

run errands to complete paperwork or administrative procedures

Commonly used in workplace and daily life contexts to describe going through bureaucratic red tape or handling official documents.

麻烦你 SPOKEN CHUNK

could I trouble you to / please

A polite formula used to soften a direct request or burden placed on someone else.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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