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《The Guilty》 S1·E2 (31:25) HSK 2
duì bù qǐ a shū duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ nǐ máng zhe nǐ máng zhe

对不起啊叔 对不起 对不起 你忙着 你忙着

“Sorry, Mr. Xia. Sorry, I'm sorry. I'm leaving now.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 31:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ huì hǎo hǎo zhào gù nǐ de

“I'll take good care of you.”

duì bù qǐ a shū duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ nǐ máng zhe nǐ máng zhe CURRENT FOCUS

对不起啊 叔 对不起 对不起 你忙着 你忙着

“Sorry, Mr. Xia. Sorry, I'm sorry. I'm leaving now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xià gāng xià gǎng

“Xia Gang. Off duty.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: APOLOGIZING AND EXCUSING ONESELF
Tone: FLUSTERED
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Pretend I wasn't here, I'm leaving right now!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Terms for Non-Relatives (Shu)

Addressing an older man as 'Uncle' shows respect and familiarity in Chinese society, even if there is no actual blood relation.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Exit Formulas

Telling someone to 'stay busy' is a common Chinese social lubricant used to excuse oneself without forcing the other person to play host.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #awkward_exit #interruption #embarrassment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
对不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm sorry / Excuse me

Standard apology used here in rapid repetition to show flustered embarrassment.

你忙着 SPOKEN CHUNK

Carry on with what you're doing / Don't mind me

Used as a polite exit line when interrupting someone, telling them not to stop on your account.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the apology and makes it sound more natural and urgent in spoken interaction.

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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
不好意思 大叔 不好意思
《黑夜告白》
88% Match
不好意思 大叔 不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī dà shū bù hǎo yì sī

“Sorry, sir. Sorry. Sorry.”

不好意思啊 不好意思 你给我等着 干嘛呀
《夜色正浓》
88% Match
不好意思啊 不好意思 你给我等着 干嘛呀
bù hǎo yì sī a bù hǎo yì sī nǐ gěi wǒ děng zhe gàn má ya

“Sorry about this. You just wait. What?”

对不起啊 对不起啊 不好意思
《轧戏》
88% Match
对不起啊 对不起啊 不好意思
duì bù qǐ a duì bù qǐ a bù hǎo yì sī

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry.”

不好意思啊 对不起不好意思 实在是太着急
《有罪之身》
88% Match
不好意思啊 对不起不好意思 实在是太着急
bù hǎo yì sī a duì bù qǐ bù hǎo yì sī shí zài shì tài zháo jí

“[Nanping Station] Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me. I'm in a real hurry.”

对 对不起 叔叔
《我的山与海》
86% Match
对 对不起 叔叔
duì duì bù qǐ shū shū

“I... I'm sorry, sir.”

对不起啊 没事 哥
《生命树》
86% Match
对不起啊 没事 哥
duì bù qǐ a méi shì gē

“I'm sorry. It's okay, Guo.”

对不起啊 没有给你制造麻烦吧
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
对不起啊 没有给你制造麻烦吧
duì bù qǐ a méi yǒu gěi nǐ zhì zào má fán ba

“Sorry, hope I didn't cause you any trouble.”

对不起 对不起 对不起 严老师 我的失误
《小城大事》
86% Match
对不起 对不起 对不起 严老师 我的失误
duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ yán lǎo shī wǒ de shī wù

“Sorry! So sorry, Ms. Yan. My mistake.”

对不起啊 哥 赖我了 赖老弟了啊
《年少有为》
86% Match
对不起啊 哥 赖我了 赖老弟了啊
duì bù qǐ a gē lài wǒ le lài lǎo dì le a

“Sorry, Sibo. It's my fault. It's all my fault.”

对不起啊 今天给你添麻烦了 我没事
《轧戏》
86% Match
对不起啊 今天给你添麻烦了 我没事
duì bù qǐ a jīn tiān gěi nǐ tiān má fán le wǒ méi shì

“I'm sorry for causing you trouble today. I'm fine.”

你也代我跟何叔说一声对不起
《黑夜告白》
86% Match
你也代我跟何叔说一声对不起
nǐ yě dài wǒ gēn hé shū shuō yī shēng duì bù qǐ

“Please also tell Uncle He that I'm sorry.”

对不起啊 我重新做
《我的山与海》
86% Match
对不起啊 我重新做
duì bù qǐ a wǒ chóng xīn zuò

“I'm sorry. I'll re-sew it.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E2 (31:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus