《The Lead》 S1·E40 (15:29)
HSK 7
kě néng yào dān gē liǎng tiān
可能要耽搁两天
“I might be delayed for a couple of days.”
《The Lead》
S1·E40
TIMECODE: 15:29
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè biān de shì qíng yǒu diǎn duō
这边的事情有点多
“Things are a bit busy here.”
kě néng yào dān gē liǎng tiān
CURRENT FOCUS
可能要 耽搁两天
“I might be delayed for a couple of days.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bù hǎo yì sī a
不好意思啊
“Sorry about that.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
NOTIFYING DELAY
Tone:
TENTATIVE
Emotion:
APOLOGETIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I definitely won't make it back on schedule, so please bear with me for a few more days.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging with 'Maybe' and Vague Numbers
Chinese speakers frequently use '可能' (maybe) and '两天' (a couple of days) to cushion bad news like delays, preserving harmony and softening the impact on the listener.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#delay_notification
#softening_bad_news
#apologetic_prep
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
耽搁
SPOKEN CHUNK
to delay / to hold up / to tarry
Use this verb when your schedule or trip is held up by unexpected tasks; it sounds slightly more polite and formal than '晚了'.
两天
SPOKEN CHUNK
a couple of days / a few days
In spoken Chinese, '两天' often means an approximate 'a couple of days' rather than strictly 48 hours.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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