对不起 先生 请等一下
“Sorry, a moment.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
来 检查一下
“Alright, let's check your luggage.”
对不起 先生 请等一下
“Sorry, a moment.”
对不起
“Sorry.”
“Halt right there, you are not cleared to pass yet.”
Modern Chinese administrative and security staff are trained to combine authoritative actions with polite honorifics like '先生' (sir) and apologies to minimize friction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please wait a moment
A polite, standard formula used to pause someone or hold their attention temporarily.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hello, Sir. Pardon me, but smoking is prohibited here.”
“Sorry, sir. It's unavailable.”
“I'm sorry for bothering you.”
“Sorry, you don't get to decide that.”
“I'm sorry, Ms. Yan. You can yell at me.”
“Sorry. I have a few questions to ask and it just takes a while.”
“Sorry. I'll go and buy you another one.”