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《Dog Man》 S1·E2 (03:35) HSK 3
duì bù qǐ a bèi jù le

对不起啊 被拒了

“Sorry, that was a total rejection.”

《Dog Man》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 03:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú yào xiǎng gěi wǒ táo pǎo hǎo ma ?

不要想给我逃跑 好吗?

“Don't even think about bailing on me, okay?”

duì bù qǐ a bèi jù le CURRENT FOCUS

对不起啊 被拒了

“Sorry, that was a total rejection.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn dào gēn nán zhǔ jué yī mú yī yàng de rén

“That whole lookalike thing…”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: BREAKING BAD NEWS
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Bad News

Chinese speakers frequently attach modal particles like 'a' to apologies to show personal remorse and buffer interpersonal awkwardness.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #admitting_failure #notification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
对不起啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry; I am so sorry

A warm, colloquial apology softened by the final particle 'a'.

被拒了 SPOKEN CHUNK

got rejected; was turned down

A common spoken abbreviation for being denied or turned down in admissions, jobs, or requests.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the delivery of the apology to convey genuine regret and reduce harshness.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed change of state or finished event (the rejection happened).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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抱歉 您来晚了 没得选了
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抱歉 您来晚了 没得选了
bào qiàn nín lái wǎn le méi dé xuǎn le

“Excuse me. You're late. There are no choices left.”

抱歉啊 牛先生 您没有获得面试资格
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抱歉啊 牛先生 您没有获得面试资格
bào qiàn a niú xiān shēng nín méi yǒu huò dé miàn shì zī gé

“Sorry, Mr. Niu. You didn't pass the interview screening,”

对不起啊 没事 哥
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对不起啊 没事 哥
duì bù qǐ a méi shì gē

“I'm sorry. It's okay, Guo.”

对不起啊 没有给你制造麻烦吧
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对不起啊 没有给你制造麻烦吧
duì bù qǐ a méi yǒu gěi nǐ zhì zào má fán ba

“Sorry, hope I didn't cause you any trouble.”

对不起哦 我忘了我手上都是油 你别急
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对不起哦 我忘了我手上都是油 你别急
duì bù qǐ ó wǒ wàng le wǒ shǒu shàng dōu shì yóu nǐ bié jí

“- You've stained my manuscript! - I'm sorry. I forgot my hands were covered in grease. Don't worry…”

对不起啊 白芍 你不用跟我道歉
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对不起啊 白芍 你不用跟我道歉
duì bù qǐ a bái sháo nǐ bù yòng gēn wǒ dào qiàn

“Sorry, Bai Shao. Don't apologize.”

对不起!
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对不起!
duì bù qǐ !

“- [Pin-hsuan crying] I'm sorry! I'm sorry! - Huh?!”

对不起啊 哥 赖我了 赖老弟了啊
《年少有为》
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对不起啊 哥 赖我了 赖老弟了啊
duì bù qǐ a gē lài wǒ le lài lǎo dì le a

“Sorry, Sibo. It's my fault. It's all my fault.”

对不起啊 今天给你添麻烦了 我没事
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对不起啊 今天给你添麻烦了 我没事
duì bù qǐ a jīn tiān gěi nǐ tiān má fán le wǒ méi shì

“I'm sorry for causing you trouble today. I'm fine.”

对不起你闺蜜 行了吧 不行
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对不起你闺蜜 行了吧 不行
duì bù qǐ nǐ guī mì xíng le ba bù xíng

“And to your friend. Satisfied now? Not yet.”

对不起啊 所里有事 来晚了
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对不起啊 所里有事 来晚了
duì bù qǐ a suǒ lǐ yǒu shì lái wǎn le

“I'm sorry. I'm late since I had something to do in the police station.”

对不起啊 朝姐儿 我不是有意逼你
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对不起啊 朝姐儿 我不是有意逼你
duì bù qǐ a cháo jiě ér wǒ bú shì yǒu yì bī nǐ

“I'm sorry, Zhao. I didn't mean to pressure you.”

对不起嘛 我刚刚说话太冲了
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对不起嘛 我刚刚说话太冲了
duì bù qǐ ma wǒ gāng gāng shuō huà tài chòng le

“I'm sorry. I spoke too harshly just now.”

对不起啊 为什么不接我电话
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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.”

对不起啊 让你笑话了
《爱情有烟火》
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对不起啊 让你笑话了
duì bù qǐ a ràng nǐ xiào huà le

“Sorry for making a fool of myself.”

对不起啊 方小姐 我我 我告诉你
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对不起啊 方小姐 我我 我告诉你
duì bù qǐ a fāng xiǎo jiě wǒ wǒ wǒ gào sù nǐ

“I'm sorry, Ms. Fang. I... Let me tell you,”

对不起 当时我也是被逼无奈
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对不起 当时我也是被逼无奈
duì bù qǐ dāng shí wǒ yě shì bèi bī wú nài

“I'm sorry. I had no choice then.”

对不起啊 我是商务舱 压根跟你不在一个柜台
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对不起啊 我是商务舱 压根跟你不在一个柜台
duì bù qǐ a wǒ shì shāng wù cāng yā gēn gēn nǐ bù zài yí gè guì tái

“Sorry. I'm flying business class. We're not even at the same counter.”

对不起啊 我真是 不是是我 是我疏忽 你放开
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对不起啊 我真是 不是是我 是我疏忽 你放开
duì bù qǐ a wǒ zhēn shì bú shì shì wǒ shì wǒ shū hū nǐ fàng kāi

“I'm sorry. I really... No, it's me. It was my negligence. Let go of me.”

对不起啊 我重新做
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对不起啊 我重新做
duì bù qǐ a wǒ chóng xīn zuò

“I'm sorry. I'll re-sew it.”

对不起啊 你放心 这件事情
《夜色正浓》
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对不起啊 你放心 这件事情
duì bù qǐ a nǐ fàng xīn zhè jiàn shì qíng

“Sorry. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about this.”

对不起啊 昨天说话声有点大 给你赔罪了
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对不起啊 昨天说话声有点大 给你赔罪了
duì bù qǐ a zuó tiān shuō huà shēng yǒu diǎn dà gěi nǐ péi zuì le

“Sorry. We were a bit loud yesterday. We apologize.”

对不起啊 瞿所 给你们添麻烦了
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duì bù qǐ a qú suǒ gěi nǐ men tiān má fán le

“Sorry about that, Officer Qu. I caused you trouble.”

《Dog Man》 S1·E2 (03:35) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus