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《About Love》 S1·E22 (15:33) HSK 4
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ néng lǐ jiě nǐ de xīn qíng

不好意思 我能理解你的心情

“Sorry, I understand how you feel.”

《About Love》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 15:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kě yǐ jìn qù gēn tā shuō jù huà ma

我可以进去跟他说句话吗

“Can I go in and say a word to him?”

bù hǎo yì sī wǒ néng lǐ jiě nǐ de xīn qíng CURRENT FOCUS

不好意思 我能理解 你的心情

“Sorry, I understand how you feel.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn xiàn zài shéi dōu jiàn bù liǎo

但现在谁都见不了

“But no one's allowed to see him now.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: PREFACING REFUSAL
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: EMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I sympathize with you, but the rules are strict and I have to say no.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Empathetic Buffering (Xian Li Hou Bing)

Chinese interpersonal pragmatics places heavy emphasis on validating the other party's feelings ('renqing') before enforcing unbending institutional rules.

INTENT TAGS: #empathy #hedging #polite_refusal #de-escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me / I am sorry

A common conversational softener used before delivering disappointing news or declining requests.

理解你的心情 SPOKEN CHUNK

understand how you feel

Standard empathetic framing used in service and professional contexts to defuse emotional resistance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
我能理解你现在的心情
《危险关系》
95% Match
我能理解你现在的心情
wǒ néng lǐ jiě nǐ xiàn zài de xīn qíng

“I understand how you feel right now.”

其实我能理解你的心情
《南部档案》
95% Match
其实我能理解你的心情
qí shí wǒ néng lǐ jiě nǐ de xīn qíng

“Actually, I can understand how you feel.”

首先我理解你的心情
《钢铁森林》
90% Match
首先我理解你的心情
shǒu xiān wǒ lǐ jiě nǐ de xīn qíng

“first of all, I understand how you feel,”

不好意思 我没下去接你们
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思 我没下去接你们
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ méi xià qù jiē nǐ men

“Sorry I didn't come down to greet you.”

不好意思 我要跟白德瑞有些事情要汇报
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思 我要跟白德瑞有些事情要汇报
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ yào gēn bái dé ruì yǒu xiē shì qíng yào huì bào

“Sorry. I have something to report to Barry.”

不好意思 我一会还有工作 我要喝酒就犯法了
《年少有为》
86% Match
不好意思 我一会还有工作 我要喝酒就犯法了
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ yī huì hái yǒu gōng zuò wǒ yào hē jiǔ jiù fàn fǎ le

“Sorry, I still have work later. If I drink alcohol, that'd be illegal.”

不好意思 我收回刚刚那句话
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思 我收回刚刚那句话
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ shōu huí gāng gāng nà jù huà

“Well, sorry about that. I take back what I said.”

不好意思 我没点酒
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
不好意思 我没点酒
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ méi diǎn jiǔ

“Sorry, I didn't order any alcohol.”

不好意思 我是社长
《向流星许愿的我们》
86% Match
不好意思 我是社长
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ shì shè zhǎng

“[Next Episode] Sorry, I'm the president.”

不好意思 我们已经打烊了
《江湖夜雨十年灯》
86% Match
不好意思 我们已经打烊了
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ men yǐ jīng dǎ yàng le

“Sorry, we're closed for the day.”

不好意思 我无意要耽误你的时间
《悬案》
86% Match
不好意思 我无意要耽误你的时间
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ wú yì yào dān wù nǐ de shí jiān

“Excuse me. [chuckles] I didn't mean to keep you.”

不好意思 我来晚了
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
不好意思 我来晚了
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ lái wǎn le

“Sorry, I'm late.”

不好意思 我就说这个意思啊
《小城大事》
86% Match
不好意思 我就说这个意思啊
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ jiù shuō zhè ge yì si a

“Sorry, I'm just trying to make a point.”

不好意思 我今天身体不太舒服
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
不好意思 我今天身体不太舒服
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ jīn tiān shēn tǐ bù tài shū fú

“Sorry. I'm not feeling very well today.”

不好意思 我在赶稿子 没时间跟你聊天
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思 我在赶稿子 没时间跟你聊天
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ zài gǎn gǎo zi méi shí jiān gēn nǐ liáo tiān

“Sorry, I'm rushing a draft. I don't have time to chat.”

不好意思 我再插一句嘴
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思 我再插一句嘴
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ zài chā yī jù zuǐ

“Sorry, but I'd like to interrupt.”

《About Love》 S1·E22 (15:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus