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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E7 (33:04) HSK 4
nà me pián yi wǒ dōu bù hǎo yì sī le kè qì le

那么便宜我都不好意思了 客气了

“It was so affordable. I feel bad. Don't mention it.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 33:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiè xiè nǐ qǐng wǒ chī nà me hǎo chī de dōng xī

“Thanks for treating me to such delicious food.”

nà me pián yi wǒ dōu bù hǎo yì sī le kè qì le CURRENT FOCUS

那么便宜我 都不好 意思 了 客气了

“It was so affordable. I feel bad. Don't mention it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN děng yí xià wǒ hái yǒu shì bù fāng biàn sòng nǐ

“I've got something else and can't drive you home.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: DEFLECTING COMPLIMENT
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It was really nothing special, no need to make a big deal out of it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi (Polite Modesty)

In Chinese dining culture, hosts downplay their generosity by claiming the food was cheap or humble to reduce the guest's burden of indebtedness.

INTENT TAGS: #modesty #politeness #deflection #courtesy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

embarrassed; feeling shy or indebted

Commonly used to express modest guilt when receiving compliments, favors, or gifts.

客气了 SPOKEN CHUNK

you're being too polite; don't mention it

A standard, polite formula to dismiss someone's thanks or apology.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized state of feeling embarrassed and softens the formulaic response.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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