给你添麻烦了 冷吗
“Sorry to trouble you. Are you cold?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Hi. Hi. Fang Wanzhi's classmate? Yeah.”
给你 添麻烦了 冷吗
“Sorry to trouble you. Are you cold?”
婉之
“Wanzhi!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Expressing that one has 'added trouble' (添麻烦) is an essential Chinese social lubricant to show humility and consideration when meeting someone who has gone out of their way.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to cause trouble / to inconvenience someone
A ubiquitous polite formula used to acknowledge someone's effort or hospitality on your behalf.
Marks the completion of an action that resulted in an inconvenience to the other person.
Marks a gentle polar question inquiring about the interlocutor's condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“have made things difficult for you.”
“Sorry for causing you trouble this time.”
“And of course, for everyone.”
“we've troubled you again.”
“sorry for the trouble.”
“Sorry for causing you trouble again.”
“Bringing her to Shanghai has caused you so much trouble. It's no trouble at all.”
“For the past two days, I've caused you trouble.”
“Sorry for the trouble. Let's talk later if you're free. I'm free.”
“I've really caused you guys a lot of trouble.”