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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E7 (41:43) HSK 5
péi gè bú shì péi gè bú shì a

赔个不是 赔个不是啊

“Let me make it up to you.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 41:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù hǎo yì sī lái lái

不好意思 来来

“Sorry. Here.”

péi gè bú shì péi gè bú shì a CURRENT FOCUS

赔个不是 赔个不是 啊

“Let me make it up to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà ge shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī

那个实在是不好意思

“I'm really sorry.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: URGING APOLOGY
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Restoring Harmony (Pei Bushi)

Apologizing verbally in Chinese social situations is often about restoring relational harmony and offering face rather than purely admitting fault.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #peacemaking #urging #deescalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
赔个不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

to apologize; to say sorry

A colloquial northern idiom used when urging someone or offering oneself to apologize to ease tension.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative into an urgent yet friendly prompt or reminder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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