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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13 (14:30) HSK 3
nà tài gěi bié rén tiān má fán le ba

那太给别人添麻烦了吧

“That would be too much trouble for others.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 14:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín guò qù yǎng bìng zhèng hǎo hé shì

您过去养病正好合适

“It was just right for you to recover from your illness.”

nà tài gěi bié rén tiān má fán le ba CURRENT FOCUS

那 太 给别人 添麻烦了 吧

“That would be too much trouble for others.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú huì

不会

“No.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I appreciate the offer, but I feel guilty burdening anyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fear of Inconveniencing Others (添麻烦)

In Chinese culture, declining an initial offer or worrying about creating inconvenience demonstrates humility, consideration, and proper upbringing.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #politeness #hesitation #consideration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
添麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cause trouble; to inconvenience

A vital phrase in polite etiquette used when accepting favors or apologizing for causing an imposition.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tentative question or mild assumption, sounding less blunt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
应该要尽可能地 不给其他人来添麻烦
《爱情没有神话》
88% Match
应该要尽可能地 不给其他人来添麻烦
yīng gāi yào jǐn kě néng dì bù gěi qí tā rén lái tiān má fán

“should try their best not to become a burden to others.”

不是给他添麻烦的
《朝雪录》
88% Match
不是给他添麻烦的
bú shì gěi tā tiān má fán de

“not some troublemakers.”

平常添不少麻烦吧
《岁月有情时》
88% Match
平常添不少麻烦吧
píng cháng tiān bù shǎo má fán ba

“a lot of trouble in your daily lives.”

不麻烦 不麻烦 助人为乐应该的
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
不麻烦 不麻烦 助人为乐应该的
bù má fán bù má fán zhù rén wéi lè yīng gāi de

“No trouble at all. Helping people is the least I can do.”

一定给您添了不少麻烦 实在是不好意思
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
一定给您添了不少麻烦 实在是不好意思
yí dìng gěi nín tiān le bù shǎo má fán shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī

“I must've caused you a lot of trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”

太给你们添麻烦了 不麻烦
《以家人之名》
88% Match
太给你们添麻烦了 不麻烦
tài gěi nǐ men tiān má fán le bù má fán

“Thank you very much. You're welcome.”

添麻烦了 不麻烦
《以家人之名》
88% Match
添麻烦了 不麻烦
tiān má fán le bù má fán

“Thank you. You're welcome.”

连累大家了 给大家添麻烦了 谈 谈不上 谈不上
《小城大事》
88% Match
连累大家了 给大家添麻烦了 谈 谈不上 谈不上
lián lěi dà jiā le gěi dà jiā tiān má fán le tán tán bù shàng tán bù shàng

“I dragged you all into this trouble. No, no trouble at all.”

给你们增添不必要的麻烦
《开庭》
88% Match
给你们增添不必要的麻烦
gěi nǐ men zēng tiān bù bì yào de má fán

“and end up causing unnecessary trouble for all of you.”

你的主动是给别人添麻烦 我给谁添麻烦了?
《黑夜告白》
88% Match
你的主动是给别人添麻烦 我给谁添麻烦了?
nǐ de zhǔ dòng shì gěi bié rén tiān má fán wǒ gěi shuí tiān má fán le ?

“And your initiatives bring trouble to others. To whom?”

那也不行 给别人添麻烦
《以家人之名》
88% Match
那也不行 给别人添麻烦
nà yě bù xíng gěi bié rén tiān má fán

“That doesn't make it OK. We shouldn't bother them.”

够给你添麻烦的
《以家人之名》
80% Match
够给你添麻烦的
gòu gěi nǐ tiān má fán de

“have made things difficult for you.”

可能是 怕给你们添麻烦吧
《你好1983》
75% Match
可能是 怕给你们添麻烦吧
kě néng shì pà gěi nǐ men tiān má fán ba

“Maybe she's afraid of troubling you.”

怕给你添麻烦呗 他这是
《隐身的名字》
75% Match
怕给你添麻烦呗 他这是
pà gěi nǐ tiān má fán bei tā zhè shì

“He's probably just afraid of causing you trouble. His studies aren't great,”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13 (14:30) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus