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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23 (21:01) HSK 4
dà lǎo yuǎn de xīn kǔ le bù xīn kǔ bù xīn kǔ huì yì shì zài zhè biān

大老远的辛苦了 不辛苦 不辛苦 会议室在这边

“Thank you for coming all this way. It's no trouble at all. The meeting room is this way.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 21:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín nín zěn me lái le shěn lǎo bǎn nín hǎo zhōu zǒng nǐ hǎo

“W-Why are you here? Hello, Mr. Shen. Hello, Ms. Zhou.”

dà lǎo yuǎn de xīn kǔ le bù xīn kǔ bù xīn kǔ huì yì shì zài zhè biān CURRENT FOCUS

大老远的辛苦了 不辛苦 不辛苦 会议室 在这 边

“Thank you for coming all this way. It's no trouble at all. The meeting room is this way.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐng qǐng

请 请

“Please. Let's go.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WELCOMING GUEST
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ketao (Social Politeness)

In Chinese business etiquette, hosts routinely praise the guest's effort in traveling, which the guest deflects with reciprocal modesty.

INTENT TAGS: #welcoming #hospitality #courtesy #guiding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
大老远的 SPOKEN CHUNK

all the way from afar

Commonly used to show appreciation for someone who traveled a long distance to visit.

辛苦了 SPOKEN CHUNK

thank you for your hard work or effort

A standard Chinese politeness formula used when greeting guests, colleagues, or service personnel.

不辛苦 SPOKEN CHUNK

not at all; it's no trouble

The customary polite deflection in response to '辛苦了'.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here as an aspect marker completing the standard polite phrase of acknowledgment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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