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《Road to Success》 S1·E11 (26:00) HSK 7
bù kě yǐ bù hǎo yì sī a bài tuō nín le lǎo bǎn

不可以 不好意思啊 拜托您了老板

“No can do. I'm sorry. Please, Boss.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 26:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě bù kě yǐ bǎ tā mài gěi wǒ

“Can you please sell it to me?”

bù kě yǐ bù hǎo yì sī a bài tuō nín le lǎo bǎn CURRENT FOCUS

不可以 不好意思啊 拜托您了 老板

“No can do. I'm sorry. Please, Boss.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men shì wǒ zhè ge shì jiè shàng zuì qīn de rén

“They were my closest family in this world.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't force me to sell this, it means too much to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Softening in Refusals (客气)

When rejecting someone in Chinese commercial or social interactions, layering apologies and deferential honorifics ('您', '老板') prevents loss of face and diffuses conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #pleading #politeness #appealing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me / I am sorry

A versatile polite phrase used to cushion a refusal or apologize for causing inconvenience.

拜托您了 SPOKEN CHUNK

please I beg you / I rely on you

An earnest and humble plea used when asking for a major favor or mercy from someone in authority or holding leverage.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the apology and conveys emotional vulnerability and sincerity.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the verbal formula of pleading in '拜托您了', conveying earnest entreaty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
老板 对不起
《冬去春来》
88% Match
老板 对不起
lǎo bǎn duì bù qǐ

“Sir, I'm sorry.”

对不起 不应该说这个
《你好1983》
88% Match
对不起 不应该说这个
duì bù qǐ bù yīng gāi shuō zhè ge

“Sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up.”

抱歉啊 牛先生 您没有获得面试资格
《年少有为》
88% Match
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,”

好 抱歉啊 我们这儿还没有上班
《我的山与海》
88% Match
好 抱歉啊 我们这儿还没有上班
hǎo bào qiàn a wǒ men zhè ér hái méi yǒu shàng bān

“Morning. Sorry, we're not open yet.”

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.”

不 不好意思 我不知道你在这儿
《轧戏》
86% Match
不 不好意思 我不知道你在这儿
bù bù hǎo yì sī wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ zài zhè ér

“I-I'm sorry. I didn't know you were here.”

不好意思 余小姐 我如果说了任何让你不高兴的话
《危险关系》
86% Match
不好意思 余小姐 我如果说了任何让你不高兴的话
bù hǎo yì sī yú xiǎo jiě wǒ rú guǒ shuō le rèn hé ràng nǐ bù gāo xìng de huà

“I'm sorry, Ms. Yu. If I said anything offensive,”

到了到了 不好意思 不好意思啊
《年少有为》
86% Match
到了到了 不好意思 不好意思啊
dào le dào le bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī a

“He's here. I'm so sorry.”

是 不好意思 说漏嘴了
《开庭》
86% Match
是 不好意思 说漏嘴了
shì bù hǎo yì sī shuō lòu zuǐ le

“Right. Sorry, slipped up there.”

你 不好意思啊 没事
《灿如繁星》
86% Match
你 不好意思啊 没事
nǐ bù hǎo yì sī a méi shì

“You... -I'm sorry. -It's OK.”

你别不好意思啊 老板
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
你别不好意思啊 老板
nǐ bié bù hǎo yì sī a lǎo bǎn

“Don't feel awkward, Ms. Lin.”

没事没事 不好意思
《除恶》
86% Match
没事没事 不好意思
méi shì méi shì bù hǎo yì sī

“It's nothing. Sorry.”

陈老板 不好意思啊 咱们这批货 可能要延后了
《你好1983》
86% Match
陈老板 不好意思啊 咱们这批货 可能要延后了
chén lǎo bǎn bù hǎo yì sī a zán men zhè pī huò kě néng yào yán hòu le

“Mr. Chen, I'm sorry. This batch of goods might be delayed.”

不好意思 不好意思 你放心 我会
《年少有为》
86% Match
不好意思 不好意思 你放心 我会
bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī nǐ fàng xīn wǒ huì

“Sorry. Don't worry, I will...”

不好意思 不好意思 没事没事没关系
《灿如繁星》
86% Match
不好意思 不好意思 没事没事没关系
bù hǎo yì sī bù hǎo yì sī méi shì méi shì méi guān xì

“Sorry. It's fine. No worries.”

解决了 不好意思啊 人家三缺一 让我顶两圈
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
解决了 不好意思啊 人家三缺一 让我顶两圈
jiě jué le bù hǎo yì sī a rén jiā sān quē yī ràng wǒ dǐng liǎng quān

“- take care of them. - Sorry about that. They needed one more player, so I filled in for a few rounds. That turned into this long.”

谢谢 不好意思 同学让一下让一下
《灿如繁星》
86% Match
谢谢 不好意思 同学让一下让一下
xiè xiè bù hǎo yì sī tóng xué ràng yī xià ràng yī xià

“-Thanks. Sorry. -Sorry. Excuse me. Let me through.”

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