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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30 (16:06) HSK 5
nán wéi kāng lǜ jǐ cì dēng mén

难为康律几次登门

“Attorney Kang's really been persistent,”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 16:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè zhēn shì wǒ men de róng xìng a

这真是我们的荣幸啊

“We're honored.”

nán wéi kāng lǜ jǐ cì dēng mén CURRENT FOCUS

难为 康律几次 登门

“Attorney Kang's really been persistent,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái zài wǒ de huì kè shì

还在我的会客室

“showing up again and again,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have gone out of your way to visit repeatedly, and I recognize what that implies.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Modesty (客气 Keqi)

In Chinese business culture, using self-deprecating compliments like acknowledging a guest's repeated visits elevates the visitor's face while maintaining high professional decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #flattery #acknowledgment #diplomacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
难为 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is kind of someone to go through the trouble of doing something

Used in formal or polite spoken Chinese to acknowledge that someone went out of their way or endured inconvenience for your sake.

登门 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay an in-person visit to someone's premises

A formal, polite term for visiting someone's home or office, common in professional and social etiquette.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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