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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (24:32) HSK 5
shí zài bào qiàn ràng nǐ bái pǎo yī tàng

实在抱歉让你白跑一趟

“I'm sorry you made this trip for nothing.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 24:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǔ yào shì wǒ men zhè lǐ mù qián méi yǒu dà kuài de dì

主要是我们这里 目前没有大块的地

“The main issue is that we have no large plots available.”

shí zài bào qiàn ràng nǐ bái pǎo yī tàng CURRENT FOCUS

实在抱歉 让你 白跑一趟

“I'm sorry you made this trip for nothing.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba

好吧

“Alright then, I'll come back another time.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Politeness in Business Rejections

When unable to meet a business partner's requirements, Chinese speakers often emphasize the inconvenience caused to the other party to preserve rapport and mutual face.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #face_saving #politeness #business_etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
实在抱歉 SPOKEN CHUNK

truly sorry / sincerely apologize

A common polite formula used to express genuine regret in formal or business contexts.

白跑一趟 SPOKEN CHUNK

made a trip in vain

Widely used when someone travels somewhere only to find out nothing could be accomplished.

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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
只是辛苦你白跑了一趟 这文书
《家业》
85% Match
只是辛苦你白跑了一趟 这文书
zhǐ shì xīn kǔ nǐ bái pǎo le yī tàng zhè wén shū

“You ran here for nothing. This document”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E36 (24:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus