我也不想每次都这么麻烦你
“I don't want to keep bothering you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I understand that. But please understand me.”
我 也不 想 每次都这么麻烦你
“I don't want to keep bothering you.”
“But just waiting like this is torture.”
“I know I am being a nuisance, but please bear with me because I have no other choice.”
Chinese interpersonal etiquette places high value on avoiding 'mafan' (troubling others); acknowledging the trouble explicitly preserves relational harmony (renqing).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to trouble you / to bother you
Standard polite formula when asking for assistance or acknowledging a burden placed on someone.
I didn't want to either
A conversational preface used to display reluctance and mitigate guilt before asking for a favor.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is not to make any troubles for him.”
“If that's the case, I won't trouble you.”
“I didn't want to make you worry.”
“the less I should trouble her.”
“I don't want to cause you more trouble.”
“Didn't want to trouble you.”
“Zhu, I'm not trying to cause trouble.”
“We don't want to implicate you anymore.”
“for troubling you every time. It's okay. Go take a look.”