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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E5 (18:21) HSK 1
duì bù qǐ le wǒ zhī dào bú shì nǐ de wèn tí

对不起了 我知道 不是你的问题

“I'm sorry. I know. It's not your fault.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 18:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dé xiàng nǐ rèn gè cuò

我得向你认个错

“I owe you an apology.”

duì bù qǐ le wǒ zhī dào bú shì nǐ de wèn tí CURRENT FOCUS

对不起了 我知道 不是你的 问题

“I'm sorry. I know. It's not your fault.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì bú shì bú shì shì wǒ de wèn tí shì wǒ de wèn tí

“No. It is my fault. It is.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Reciprocal Blame Taking

In Chinese interpersonal ethics, when someone acknowledges a mistake, polite interlocutors frequently rush to shoulder the blame mutually to preserve mutual face and harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #reassurance #absolving_blame #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对不起了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm sorry / my apologies

A colloquial and slightly softened way to apologize for an inconvenience or misunderstanding.

不是你的问题 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's not your fault / it's not on you

Essential phrase for relieving someone of blame or guilt in casual or professional settings.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the apology as an explicit acknowledgment of the realized situation, softening the tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

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“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

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“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

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“I'm sorry.”

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“I'm sorry.”

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“I'm sorry.”

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“will now... Sorry.”

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“I am sorry.”

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“Sorry. This old lady won't play along.”

我对不起小冉哥
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“I failed Ran.”

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“between us is "sorry" now,”

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“I'm sorry.”

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“I... I'm sorry.”

对不起 对不起 我不是故意的
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“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E5 (18:21) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus