有好多地方对不住你

“I've let you down in many ways.”

《The Lead》 S1·E13

TIMECODE: 27:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY

[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiē nián

这些年

“Over the years,”

yǒu hǎo duō dì fāng duì bú zhù nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

有好多地方对不住你

“I've let you down in many ways.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì bù qǐ a

对不起啊

“I'm sorry.”

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Scene: Social & Dating

Function: APOLOGIZING

Tone: REMORSEFUL

Emotion: GUILT

WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

“I know I have let you down in so many ways over the years, and it truly weighs heavily on my conscience.”

💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Debt (Kuisong)

In Chinese relationships, acknowledging that one 'duibuzhu' (let down) the other reflects a profound sense of moral debt and regret for failing mutual relational obligations.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #remorse #confession #reconciliation

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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES

对不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let someone down; to wrong someone; to feel guilty toward someone

A deeply sincere, heartfelt spoken apology used between close friends, partners, or family when acknowledging substantive failures or shortcomings over time.

好多地方 SPOKEN CHUNK

many aspects; many areas

Used colloquially to refer to multiple points, flaws, or instances in one's conduct or work.

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