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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8 (08:25) HSK 4
yào de yào de xiè xiè tài kè qì le nǐ men

要得 要得 谢谢 太客气了你们

“Good idea. Thanks, you're too kind.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 08:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dào shí hòu wǒ men gěi lái lǜ shī lái liǎng píng wǒ men gōng sī de jiǔ

到时候我们给来律师 来两瓶我们公司的酒

“I'll get Mr. Lai some of our company's liquor.”

yào de yào de xiè xiè tài kè qì le nǐ men CURRENT FOCUS

要得 要得 谢谢 太客气了 你们

“Good idea. Thanks, you're too kind.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà wǒ men jiù yǐ chá dài jiǔ le a hǎo hǎo

“Then we'll toast with tea instead. Okay.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: ACCEPTING GIFT POLITELY
Tone: COURTEOUS AND AMICABLE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I accept your generous gesture, thank you for treating me with such respect.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi (Polite Courtesy)

Acknowledging that someone is being 'too polite' shows humility and prevents appearing presumptuous or entitled when accepting favors or gifts.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_acceptance #gratitude #modesty #social_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
要得 SPOKEN CHUNK

all right / okay / sure

A very common southwestern Mandarin (Sichuan/Chongqing) regionalism used to agree casually or enthusiastically.

太客气了 SPOKEN CHUNK

too polite / far too kind

A standard polite formula used when receiving gifts, favors, or hospitality to acknowledge generosity.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here as an intensifier marking an excessive degree in the fixed construction 太...了.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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