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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8 (27:08) HSK 1
mǎ dǎo duì bù qǐ

马导 对不起

“Director Ma, I'm sorry.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 27:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù guǎn zěn me yàng dōu shì wǒ de cuò

不管怎么样都是我的错

“No matter what, it's my fault.”

mǎ dǎo duì bù qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

马导 对不起

“Director Ma, I'm sorry.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dǎo yǎn zhè shì bù guài rǎn rǎn

“Director, don't blame Ranran for this. [Prop Vehicle] [Prop ID]”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING TO SUPERIOR
Tone: CONTRITE
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing by Professional Title

In Chinese workplace hierarchy, addressing a boss by their surname plus title (e.g., 马导) shows mandatory respect before apologizing.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #deference #taking_blame #respect
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

I am sorry / apologize

Standard polite apology used when taking responsibility for an error.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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