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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E19 (05:50) HSK 4
bàn qǐ lái tè bié má fán

办起来特别麻烦

“were very troublesome to handle.”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 05:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yín háng de shǒu xù

这银行的手续

“The bank procedures”

bàn qǐ lái tè bié má fán CURRENT FOCUS

办起来特别麻烦

“were very troublesome to handle.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhèng hǎo ne

正好呢

“It just so happened”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is such a massive headache to get this done through official channels.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Grievance Over Bureaucracy

Navigating complex administrative procedures is a universally shared pain point in everyday Chinese conversation, often used to establish common ground before offering a workaround.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #frustration #justification #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
办起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

when handling it; to process it

Combines a verb with directional complement '起来' to describe evaluating the process of an action as it is carried out.

特别麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely troublesome; a huge hassle

A very frequent colloquial expression used to express annoyance at bureaucratic, logistical, or interpersonal difficulty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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