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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (04:41) HSK 3
bù hǎo yì sī a jiē gè diàn huà

不好意思啊 接个电话

“Excuse me. Need to take this.”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 04:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men duì zhè cì hé zuò shì fēi cháng yǒu chéng yì de

我们对这次合作 是非常有诚意的

“We're very sincere about this cooperation.”

bù hǎo yì sī a jiē gè diàn huà CURRENT FOCUS

不好意思啊 接个电话

“Excuse me. Need to take this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wān dào chāo chē

弯道超车

“Overtaking on a bend?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE EXCUSE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Business Meeting Etiquette

Taking phone calls during negotiations is permissible if pre-empted with humble phrasing like '不好意思', signaling respect for the counterparty.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #interruption #excusing_oneself #workplace_etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me / sorry

The standard polite social formula to excuse oneself for minor interruptions or breaches of etiquette.

接个电话 SPOKEN CHUNK

take a quick phone call

Using the measure word '个' softens the intrusion, implying the call will be brief.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interruption to maintain politeness and warmth.

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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
对不起啊 为什么不接我电话
《我的山与海》
88% Match
对不起啊 为什么不接我电话
duì bù qǐ a wèi shén me bù jiē wǒ diàn huà

“I'm so sorry. You didn't answer my calls.”

不好意思啊 久等了
《蜜语纪》
86% Match
不好意思啊 久等了
bù hǎo yì sī a jiǔ děng le

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

不好意思 我没下去接你们
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思 我没下去接你们
bù hǎo yì sī wǒ méi xià qù jiē nǐ men

“Sorry I didn't come down to greet you.”

实在不好意思 刚才一直在 开一个电话会议
《以家人之名》
86% Match
实在不好意思 刚才一直在 开一个电话会议
shí zài bù hǎo yì sī gāng cái yì zhí zài kāi yí gè diàn huà huì yì

“I'm so sorry. We were having a teleconference just now.”

不好意思啊 我一会儿就走
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我一会儿就走
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ yī huì er jiù zǒu

“Sorry. I'll be leaving soon.”

不好意思啊 小姐我来就行 不好意思啊
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 小姐我来就行 不好意思啊
bù hǎo yì sī a xiǎo jiě wǒ lái jiù xíng bù hǎo yì sī a

“I'm sorry. Miss, let me handle it. I'm sorry.”

不好意思啊 那我先 没事
《你好1983》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那我先 没事
bù hǎo yì sī a nà wǒ xiān méi shì

“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”

不好意思啊 你好借过一下 让一下
《灿如繁星》
86% Match
不好意思啊 你好借过一下 让一下
bù hǎo yì sī a nǐ hǎo jiè guò yī xià ràng yī xià

“Excuse me! Excuse me. Let me through.”

不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ shí zài shì yǒu diǎn zháo jí

“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”

不好意思啊 我敲错门了
《灵魂摆渡·十年》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我敲错门了
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ qiāo cuò mén le

“Sorry, I got the wrong room.”

不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
bù hǎo yì sī a nà ge shì qíng jiù má fán nǐ le

“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”

我接个电话 你先去忙吧
《轧戏》
80% Match
我接个电话 你先去忙吧
wǒ jiē gè diàn huà nǐ xiān qù máng ba

“I need to take this call. You can go ahead with your work.”

《The Truth》 S1·E2 (04:41) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus