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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24 (05:06) HSK 3
fāng biàn de huà

方便的话

“Could you leave”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 05:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hěn bào qiàn guān yú shì bú shì mài dì wǒ zhè biān hái méi yǒu jiē dào zhǐ lìng

很抱歉 关于是不是卖地 我这边还没有接到指令

“I'm sorry, but I haven't received any instructions regarding selling the land.”

fāng biàn de huà CURRENT FOCUS

方便的话

“Could you leave”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín kě yǐ liú xià lián luò xìn xī

您可以留下联络信息

“your contact details if it would be convenient?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE REQUEST
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Hedging in Service Encounters

Conditionals like 'if convenient' preserve face and avoid pressuring the client when collecting private contact information.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_hedging #requesting #professionalism #courtesy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
方便的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

if it is convenient (for you)

An essential polite hedging phrase used extensively in professional and everyday spoken Chinese before making a request.

Modal Particle「的话」 (dehua) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the preceding clause as a conditional polite assumption, softening the potential imposition of the request.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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