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《The Heir》 S1·E19 (06:32) HSK 1
duì bú zhù le qī lǎo fū rén sōng cái zhēn de méi yǒu le

对不住了七老夫人 松材真的没有了

“I am sorry, Seventh Old Madam. We really have no more pine wood.”

《The Heir》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 06:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huí qù

回去

“Go back.”

duì bú zhù le qī lǎo fū rén sōng cái zhēn de méi yǒu le CURRENT FOCUS

对不住了 七老夫人 松材 真的没有 了

“I am sorry, Seventh Old Madam. We really have no more pine wood.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì

没事

“It's fine.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: APOLOGETIC REFUSAL
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Kinship Titles for Matriarchs

Addressing an elder woman as 'Old Mistress' along with birth or marriage order indicates high status in a traditional household hierarchy, requiring lower-ranking speakers to display deep humility.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #reporting_shortage #deference #refusal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对不住了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am sorry; my apologies

A polite and traditional apology used when unable to fulfill an obligation or request.

真的没有了 SPOKEN CHUNK

really all gone; truly out of stock

Emphasizes absolute lack or exhaustion of an item to prevent further pleading.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state, indicating the pine wood has run out, softening the polite apology.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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