还恳请诸位让让步
“We kindly ask everyone to make way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
副班主杨英 此次双清班 特为裕王殿下贺寿
“to Leader Qing Li. The Shuangqing Troupe is here to perform in honor of Prince Yu's birthday.”
还 恳请 诸位 让让步
“We kindly ask everyone to make way.”
多谢
“Thank you.”
“We are here on the Prince's business, so you had better let us through.”
In hierarchical Chinese society, speakers often mention a powerful backer first and immediately follow with humble language, allowing the other party to yield while saving face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to earnestly request; to entreat
Used in formal written Chinese, speeches, or historical contexts to make a very polite request.
everyone; ladies and gentlemen
A respectful, somewhat formal pronoun used to address a group of people.
to yield a bit; to make a concession
Reduplicating the verb softens the demand, making the request to step aside or compromise sound less aggressive.
