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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (10:07) HSK 3
èr wèi duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ bàn de shén me shì a zhēn de shì

二位 对不起 对不起 办的什么事啊真的是

“- Jeez. - I'm so sorry. - What is this all about? - Let's go.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 10:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén jiā dōu mǎi le dān wù wǒ men shí jiān ma zhè bú shì

“- He's buying this place. - You're wasting our time. - Jeez. - I'm so sorry.”

èr wèi duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ bàn de shén me shì a zhēn de shì CURRENT FOCUS

二位 对不起 对不起 办的什么事啊 真的是

“- Jeez. - I'm so sorry. - What is this all about? - Let's go.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù hǎo yì sī a

不好意思啊

“I'm so sorry.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not get mad at me; I already know how badly this was handled.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preemptive Self-blame (自我检讨)

Exaggerating one's own mistake in front of irritated patrons is a standard Chinese politeness tactic to restore harmony and save face.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #placating #defusing_tension #self_reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
办的什么事 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a terrible mess was made / what a poor job was done

A rhetorical self-deprecating or scolding phrase used to acknowledge that an errand was handled miserably.

真的是 SPOKEN CHUNK

honestly / really (expressing frustration or exasperation)

Placed at the end of an utterance to reinforce annoyance, exasperation, or genuine embarrassment.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and exasperation to the self-directed rhetorical complaint.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
对不起 对不起 实在是我们的疏忽
《轧戏》
88% Match
对不起 对不起 实在是我们的疏忽
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ shí zài shì wǒ men de shū hū

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It was really our oversight.”

总对不起 对不起 对不起有用吗
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
总对不起 对不起 对不起有用吗
zǒng duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ yǒu yòng ma

“Always "I'm sorry." Is saying sorry useful?”

对不起嘛 对不起
《危险关系》
86% Match
对不起嘛 对不起
duì bù qǐ ma duì bù qǐ

“I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.”

对不起 对不起 这么大个人了也没个正形
《云秀行》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 这么大个人了也没个正形
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ zhè me dà gè rén le yě méi gè zhèng xíng

“Sorry, sorry. A grown man though he is, he surely acts like a child.”

不用对不起这个 对不起那个
《生命树》
86% Match
不用对不起这个 对不起那个
bù yòng duì bù qǐ zhè ge duì bù qǐ nà ge

“You don't need to apologize to anyone.”

对不起 对不起谁
《以家人之名》
86% Match
对不起 对不起谁
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ shuí

“I'm sorry. To whom?”

对不起对不起 对不起有用吗
《年少有为》
86% Match
对不起对不起 对不起有用吗
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ yǒu yòng ma

“Sorry. - Do you think apologizing helps? - Do you think apologizing helps?”

对不起 对不起
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
对不起 对不起
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

对不起 对不起 您没事吧
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 您没事吧
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ nín méi shì ba

“Sorry! Are you okay?”

对不起 对不起
《莫离》
86% Match
对不起 对不起
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

对不起 对不起
《莫离》
86% Match
对不起 对不起
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry.”

对不起什么 对不起有用吗 对不起什么呀
《除恶》
86% Match
对不起什么 对不起有用吗 对不起什么呀
duì bù qǐ shén me duì bù qǐ yǒu yòng ma duì bù qǐ shén me ya

“Sorry for what? Is sorry useful? What are you sorry for?”

对不起 对不起 这真对不起 对不起
《风过留痕》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 这真对不起 对不起
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ zhè zhēn duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“Sorry. I'm really sorry.”

现在 对不起对不起
《家事法庭》
86% Match
现在 对不起对不起
xiàn zài duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“will now... Sorry.”

对不起 对不起 对不起
《年少有为》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 对不起
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

“Sorry. I'm sorry.”

对 对不起啊
《小城大事》
86% Match
对 对不起啊
duì duì bù qǐ a

“I... I'm sorry.”

对不起 对不起 我不是故意的
《你好1983》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 我不是故意的
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ wǒ bú shì gù yì de

“Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (10:07) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus