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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10 (35:30) HSK 4
hái hǎo jì xiān shēng gāng cái tuì hòu le yī bù

还好纪先生刚才退后了一步

“Fortunately, Mr. Ji took a step back just now.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 35:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè me zhòng yào de shì nǐ zěn me néng wàng ne

“How could you forget such an important thing?”

hái hǎo jì xiān shēng gāng cái tuì hòu le yī bù CURRENT FOCUS

还好 纪先生 刚才 退后 了一步

“Fortunately, Mr. Ji took a step back just now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù rán kè rén tóu sù wǒ men zěn me bàn

“Otherwise, what if the guest complained about us?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING RELIEF
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You got lucky this time, but your mistake almost caused a huge disaster for us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Customer Complaint Anxiety

In Chinese hospitality and service sectors, customer complaints often trigger severe monetary deductions or performance penalties for front-line staff.

INTENT TAGS: #relief #blame #warning #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还好 SPOKEN CHUNK

fortunately; luckily

Used at the start of a clause to express relief about an averted negative outcome.

退后了一步 SPOKEN CHUNK

took a step back

Literally describes physical movement backwards, often used in situational descriptions.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the physical action of stepping back.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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