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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8 (43:34) HSK 6
chà diǎn hài nǐ diū le shēng yì

差点害你丢了生意

“You're still helping me, although I almost”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 43:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhī qián wǒ nà me zuò

之前我那么做

“You're still helping me, although I almost”

chà diǎn hài nǐ diū le shēng yì CURRENT FOCUS

差点 害你 丢了生意

“You're still helping me, although I almost”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ hái nà me bāng wǒ

你还那么帮我

“ruined your business.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I messed up so badly that I could have ruined you, and I feel terribly guilty.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Indebtedness

In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, acknowledging how much risk another person took on your behalf is a necessary step before expressing deep emotional debt and loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #acknowledgment #guilt #gratitude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
差点 SPOKEN CHUNK

almost; nearly

Placed directly before a verb phrase to indicate that an undesirable outcome was narrowly avoided.

丢了生意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose business or forfeit a deal

A colloquial phrase used when a deal falls through or clients walk away.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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