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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12 (09:20) HSK 4
kè qì le a wǒ bù xīn kǔ xīn kǔ de shì nǐ mèi fū

客气了啊 我不辛苦 辛苦的是你妹夫

“Oh, come on. Don't be so polite. I'm not the one who worked hard. Your brother-in-law did.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 09:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi le wǒ mèi mèi de hūn lǐ xīn kǔ nǐ le nǐ zhè huà shuō dé

“thank you for all your hard work for my sister's wedding. Oh, come on. Don't be so polite.”

kè qì le a wǒ bù xīn kǔ xīn kǔ de shì nǐ mèi fū CURRENT FOCUS

客气了 啊 我 不辛苦 辛苦的是 你妹 夫

“Oh, come on. Don't be so polite. I'm not the one who worked hard. Your brother-in-law did.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nòng le zhè me duō yú

弄了这么多鱼

“He brought all these fish.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFLECTING COMPLIMENTS
Tone: MODEST
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't thank me, make sure you appreciate all the effort your brother-in-law put into this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Deflection (Ke Qi and Modesty)

Chinese etiquette emphasizes minimizing one's own efforts and crediting family members to maintain modesty and foster family harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #modesty #crediting_others #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
客气了 SPOKEN CHUNK

you're being too polite

A very common colloquial response used to politely brush off someone's excessive thanks or praise.

辛苦的是 SPOKEN CHUNK

the one who worked hard is...

Used to redirect gratitude or recognition toward another person who contributed more.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds warmth and informal camaraderie to deflect the formality of being thanked.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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