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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E27 (20:30) HSK 7
zhēn shì bù hǎo yì sī a bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī wǒ men xiān zǒu le

真是不好意思啊 不好意思 不好意思 我们先走了

“I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry, really. We'll be going now.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 20:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù yòng huā nǐ de qián

不用花你的钱

“I don't need to spend yours.”

zhēn shì bù hǎo yì sī a bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī wǒ men xiān zǒu le CURRENT FOCUS

真是 不好意思啊 不好意思 不好意思 我们先走了

“I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry, really. We'll be going now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bài bài bài bài jì lín nǐ kàn zhè shì nào de

“Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Ji Lin, look at this mess.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is totally out of hand and humiliating, so I'm getting out of here right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-saving Exit

Repetitive apologies followed by immediate departure are often used to salvage social face when an interaction turns unexpectedly awkward.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #de-escalation #face_saving #retreating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
真是不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

really terribly sorry; excuse me

A polite phrase used to express mild regret, social embarrassment, or awkwardness.

先走了 SPOKEN CHUNK

leaving first; heading off now

A standard way to announce departure from a social gathering or uncomfortable situation.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional warmth and urgency to the repeated apologies.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an imminent change of action or state regarding departure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
我们先走了 好 见笑了 见笑了 见笑了
《你好1983》
90% Match
我们先走了 好 见笑了 见笑了 见笑了
wǒ men xiān zǒu le hǎo jiàn xiào le jiàn xiào le jiàn xiào le

“We're leaving now. Okay. Sorry you had to see that. Sorry for the drama.”

我们先走了 不好意思 对不起啊 你发什么疯啊
《夜色正浓》
88% Match
我们先走了 不好意思 对不起啊 你发什么疯啊
wǒ men xiān zǒu le bù hǎo yì sī duì bù qǐ a nǐ fā shén me fēng a

“See you. - So sorry. - Sorry. Are you insane?”

那今天不好意思了 那就先这样 我要撤了
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
那今天不好意思了 那就先这样 我要撤了
nà jīn tiān bù hǎo yì sī le nà jiù xiān zhè yàng wǒ yào chè le

“So, apologies for today. I have to go.”

你说到我们都不好意思了
《蜜语纪》
86% Match
你说到我们都不好意思了
nǐ shuō dào wǒ men dōu bù hǎo yì sī le

“You're flattering us.”

周先生不好意思我们还有事 我们得先走了
《家事法庭》
86% Match
周先生不好意思我们还有事 我们得先走了
zhōu xiān shēng bù hǎo yì sī wǒ men hái yǒu shì wǒ men dé xiān zǒu le

“Mr. Zhou, sorry, we have something to do. We need to get going.”

你 不好意思啊 没事
《灿如繁星》
86% Match
你 不好意思啊 没事
nǐ bù hǎo yì sī a méi shì

“You... -I'm sorry. -It's OK.”

弄得我们都不好意思了 我们也没准备个啥呀
《纯真年代的爱情》
86% Match
弄得我们都不好意思了 我们也没准备个啥呀
nòng dé wǒ men dōu bù hǎo yì sī le wǒ men yě méi zhǔn bèi gè shá ya

“You're making us feel embarrassed. We didn't prepare anything special.”

不好意思 不好意思啊 我现在就挪 快点走啊
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
不好意思 不好意思啊 我现在就挪 快点走啊
bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ xiàn zài jiù nuó kuài diǎn zǒu a

“My apologies, I'm so sorry. I'll move it now. Hurry up and go.”

不好意思 我先走了 拜拜
《狂飙》
86% Match
不好意思 我先走了 拜拜
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ xiān zǒu le bài bài

“Sorry, I have to go. Bye.”

不好意思 不好意思 真的不好意思 出去
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思 不好意思 真的不好意思 出去
bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī zhēn de bù hǎo yì sī chū qù

“Sorry. I'm so sorry. Get out.”

很不好意思啊 我们呢 在这里施工
《狂飙》
86% Match
很不好意思啊 我们呢 在这里施工
hěn bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ men ne zài zhè lǐ shī gōng

“we're very sorry. We have been working here,”

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