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《Agent from Above》 S1·E5 (24:06) HSK 7
qí shí wǒ duì chén lǎo shī yì zhí hěn guò yì bù qù

其实我对陈老师一直很过意不去

“I've always felt bad for Chen Chi-sha.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 24:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhǐ shì xiān pài wǒ kě ài de nǚ mì shū qù tàn tàn lù kàn kàn qíng kuàng

我只是先派我 可爱的女秘书去探探路 看看情况

“How do you like my new security? She's pretty cute, isn't she?”

qí shí wǒ duì chén lǎo shī yì zhí hěn guò yì bù qù CURRENT FOCUS

其实 我对陈 老 师一直很 过意不去

“I've always felt bad for Chen Chi-sha.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiǎng hái tā yí gè gàn nǚ ér nǐ jué de yè zhī líng zěn me yàng ?

我想还他一个干女儿 你觉得叶芝苓怎么样?

“I've always felt bad for Chen Chi-sha. I want to give him a goddaughter. Do you think he'd like Yeh Tzu?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING APOLOGY AND COMPENSATION
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want to settle my debt with him, and I plan to use this person to do it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing Debt and Guoyibuqu (人情与过意不去)

'过意不去' encapsulates the inner discomfort of owing someone a debt of gratitude or feeling responsible for their misfortune, often driving actions to restore equilibrium.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #indebtedness #justification #calculating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
过意不去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to feel apologetic / feel uneasy about troubling someone

A vital polite formula expressing guilt or moral indebtedness for failing someone or putting them out.

其实我对 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually, toward...

A natural conversational transition used to introduce genuine feelings or pivot to an underlying motivation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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