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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8 (20:55) HSK 6
dān wù nín bǎo guì shí jiān le a

耽误您宝贵时间了啊

“-Hello, Director. -Sorry for wasting your time.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 20:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge dǎo yǎn hǎo

那个 导演好

“-Hello, Director. -Sorry for wasting your time.”

dān wù nín bǎo guì shí jiān le a CURRENT FOCUS

耽误您宝贵时间 了啊

“-Hello, Director. -Sorry for wasting your time.”

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

那个 不好意思

“I'm sorry.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are important and busy, so please excuse my intrusion.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ke-qi (Polite Deference)

Lower-status individuals frequently open or close interactions with higher-status professionals by apologizing for imposing on their valuable schedule.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_apology #deference #flattery #respect
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
耽误 SPOKEN CHUNK

to delay; to take up someone's time

A standard courteous verb used when acknowledging that one's presence or business is an inconvenience to someone else.

宝贵时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

precious time

Formal honorific collocation often paired with '耽误' to flatter a superior or client.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state or completion of the action causing the inconvenience.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the formal apology to make it sound earnest and personally deferential rather than stiff.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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