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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E9 (37:07) HSK 4
zhè me wǎn le shì wǒ dǎ rǎo le

这么晚了 是我打扰了

“It's already late. I'm sorry for disturbing you.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 37:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ fā gěi nín děng yí xià

“I'll send them to you. Just a moment.”

zhè me wǎn le shì wǒ dǎ rǎo le CURRENT FOCUS

这么晚了 是我 打扰了

“It's already late. I'm sorry for disturbing you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě shì méi bàn fǎ wǎn shàng gāng jiē dào lái méng de tōng zhī

“I had no choice either. I just received a notification from Lyman earlier tonight that”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND POLITE
Emotion: APOLOGY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know it is terribly late, but this urgent work matter cannot wait, so please excuse my intrusion.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preemptive Politeness (Lirang)

Chinese social etiquette requires proactively taking the blame for disturbing others outside conventional working hours.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #deference #hedging #mitigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打扰了 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse the disruption / sorry to disturb you

Standard etiquette formula used when interrupting someone or initiating contact during inappropriate hours.

这么晚了 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is so late

Common introductory phrase to preface apologies for late telephone calls or late visits.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly emerged state ('it has become so late') and finality in polite closure ('I have disturbed you').

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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