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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E13 (03:36) HSK 5
- bù hǎo yì sī bù yíng kè - bù hǎo yì sī

- 不好意思 不迎客 - 不好意思

“- Sorry for that. - We're closed.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 03:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - bù yíng kè bù hǎo yì sī a - shì

- 不迎客 不好意思啊 - 是

“- Closed. - Sorry.”

- bù hǎo yì sī bù yíng kè - bù hǎo yì sī CURRENT FOCUS

- 不好意思 不迎客 - 不好意思

“- Sorry for that. - We're closed.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tài fù zhè fèng lín gé de lù ròu hé pào tún dōu shì yī jué a

太傅 这凤临阁的鹿肉和炮豚 都是一绝啊

“Mr. Deng, the venison and roast pork of Fenglin Restaurant are absolutely delicious.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: REFUSING SERVICE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Customer Service Decorum

Front-of-house staff routinely repeat polite apologies like '不好意思' to soften standard refusals without losing decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #politeness #turning_away #hospitality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me; sorry

A very common polite formula used to apologize mildly or soften an inconvenient statement.

不迎客 SPOKEN CHUNK

closed to guests; not receiving customers

Used in hospitality or traditional service settings to decline entry or patronage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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