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《The Heir》 S1·E19 (35:46) HSK 5
wǒ xiǎng láo fán zhèng shēn gē tì wǒ pǎo yī tàng sū zhōu

我想劳烦正身哥 替我跑一趟苏州

“I would like to trouble you to make a trip to Suzhou for me.”

《The Heir》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 35:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé shì a

何事啊

“What is it?”

wǒ xiǎng láo fán zhèng shēn gē tì wǒ pǎo yī tàng sū zhōu CURRENT FOCUS

我 想劳烦 正身哥 替我 跑一趟 苏州

“I would like to trouble you to make a trip to Suzhou for me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sū zhōu

苏州

“Suzhou?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: HOPEFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Hedging (Laofan)

Using self-lowering formulas like '劳烦' acknowledges the burden placed on the listener, preserving rapport and harmony when assigning demanding duties.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_request #task_delegation #honorific #errand
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
劳烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

trouble (someone) / impose upon

A polite, traditional honorific used to soften requests when asking someone to undertake an effort or task.

跑一趟 SPOKEN CHUNK

make a trip / run an errand

A colloquial and practical measure-verb combination for making a round trip to accomplish a mission.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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