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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E1 (11:39) HSK 3
gāng gāng bù hǎo yì sī a

刚刚不好意思啊

“Sorry about that just now.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 11:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié kàn le zhēn fēi jī néng fēi

“Stop checking. It's a real plane.”

gāng gāng bù hǎo yì sī a CURRENT FOCUS

刚刚 不好意思啊

“Sorry about that just now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín shì dǎ suàn gěi wǒ tóu duō shǎo a

“So how much are you planning to invest?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please excuse my bad manners earlier, now let's talk about the money.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Social Grease and Politeness (客套与缓和)

Using '不好意思' acts as interpersonal lubricant, smoothing over minor friction without requiring an overly heavy or formal apology.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #smoothing_over #face_saving #transitioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me; sorry; to feel embarrassed

Essential polite expression used for minor social transgressions, awkwardness, or prefaces to requests.

刚刚 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now; a moment ago

Refers to the immediate past in casual conversation.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the apology, making it sound natural, polite, and less stiff.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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非常抱歉
《向流星许愿的我们》
88% Match
非常抱歉
fēi cháng bào qiàn

“Sorry.”

非常抱歉
《岁月有情时》
88% Match
非常抱歉
fēi cháng bào qiàn

“I'm truly sorry.”

不好意思啊 对不起不好意思 实在是太着急
《有罪之身》
88% Match
不好意思啊 对不起不好意思 实在是太着急
bù hǎo yì sī a duì bù qǐ bù hǎo yì sī shí zài shì tài zháo jí

“[Nanping Station] Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me. I'm in a real hurry.”

实在是不好意思 对不起
《玫瑰丛生》
88% Match
实在是不好意思 对不起
shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī duì bù qǐ

“I'm so sorry. I apologize.”

对 对不起啊
《小城大事》
88% Match
对 对不起啊
duì duì bù qǐ a

“I... I'm sorry.”

不好意思 大叔 不好意思
《黑夜告白》
86% Match
不好意思 大叔 不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī dà shū bù hǎo yì sī

“Sorry, sir. Sorry. Sorry.”

说来也挺不好意思的 其实
《云秀行》
86% Match
说来也挺不好意思的 其实
shuō lái yě tǐng bù hǎo yì sī de qí shí

“It's a bit embarrassing to say, but actually,”

说起来真是不好意思
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
说起来真是不好意思
shuō qǐ lái zhēn shì bù hǎo yì sī

“Now that you mention it, I'm so sorry.”

那天不好意思
《百万人推理》
86% Match
那天不好意思
nà tiān bù hǎo yì sī

“I'm sorry about the other day.”

多不好意思 你说这 没事 没什么不好意思
《小城大事》
86% Match
多不好意思 你说这 没事 没什么不好意思
duō bù hǎo yì sī nǐ shuō zhè méi shì méi shén me bù hǎo yì sī

“Thank you so much. Not at all. - Not at all. - Watch for thorns!”

不好意思啊 大家不好意思啊 让一下
《隐身的名字》
86% Match
不好意思啊 大家不好意思啊 让一下
bù hǎo yì sī a dà jiā bù hǎo yì sī a ràng yī xià

“Excuse me. Coming through.”

不好意思 请你稍等一下
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
不好意思 请你稍等一下
bù hǎo yì sī qǐng nǐ shāo děng yí xià

“Sorry, could you wait just a moment?”

那多不好意思呢
《风过留痕》
86% Match
那多不好意思呢
nà duō bù hǎo yì sī ne

“That's too much.”

这 多不好意思啊 你看
《我的山与海》
86% Match
这 多不好意思啊 你看
zhè duō bù hǎo yì sī a nǐ kàn

“this is awkward. Alright.”

不好意思各位 打扰一下
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思各位 打扰一下
bù hǎo yì sī gè wèi dǎ rǎo yī xià

“Excuse me, everyone. Sorry to interrupt.”

实在是不好意思啊 目前我们这个案子
《钢铁森林》
86% Match
实在是不好意思啊 目前我们这个案子
shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī a mù qián wǒ men zhè ge àn zi

“We're truly sorry. Right now, the main culprits”

有什么不好意思的?
《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》
86% Match
有什么不好意思的?
yǒu shén me bù hǎo yì sī de ?

“What's there to be shy about?”

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.”

这个不好意思啊 咱们这个
《小城大事》
86% Match
这个不好意思啊 咱们这个
zhè ge bù hǎo yì sī a zán men zhè ge

“my apologies. Our”

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.”

我觉得很不好意思
《生命树》
86% Match
我觉得很不好意思
wǒ jué de hěn bù hǎo yì sī

“I feel bad”

实在是不好意思
《家业》
86% Match
实在是不好意思
shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī

“I'm terribly sorry.”

上次 真的不好意思啊
《爱情有烟火》
86% Match
上次 真的不好意思啊
shàng cì zhēn de bù hǎo yì sī a

“I'm sorry about last time.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E1 (11:39) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus