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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (05:38) HSK 2
zhè jiàn shì zhēn de bù hǎo yì sī le guō jú

这件事真的不好意思了 郭局

“I'm really sorry about this. Director Guo.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 05:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guō jú

郭局

“Director Guo.”

zhè jiàn shì zhēn de bù hǎo yì sī le guō jú CURRENT FOCUS

这件事 真的 不好意思 了 郭局

“I'm really sorry about this. Director Guo.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì jiù shì niǔ le yī xià yǒu diǎn cuò wèi

没事 就是扭了一下 有点错位

“I'm fine. I just sprained my wrist. It's just a bit dislocated.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not hold this mishap against me; I take full responsibility for what happened to you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Title Addressing

Addressing superiors strictly by surname plus official administrative title (e.g., '郭局' for Bureau Chief Guo) is mandatory workplace etiquette in Chinese public institutions and civil service.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #deference #face_saving #hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

embarrassed / sorry / apologetic

Combined with '真的' and polite honorifics, it expresses sincere regret and deference in professional hierarchy contexts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a change-of-state marker indicating that the current situation has become troublesome and warrants an apology.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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抱歉刘总 我真的有非常重要的事情
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抱歉刘总 我真的有非常重要的事情
bào qiàn liú zǒng wǒ zhēn de yǒu fēi cháng zhòng yào de shì qíng

“Sorry, Mr. Liu. I really need to confirm”

我是想真诚地跟您道个歉 没想到这次的事情
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
我是想真诚地跟您道个歉 没想到这次的事情
wǒ shì xiǎng zhēn chéng dì gēn nín dào gè qiàn méi xiǎng dào zhè cì de shì qíng

“I wanted to sincerely apologize to you. I didn't expect this incident”

实在是不好意思啊 目前我们这个案子
《钢铁森林》
88% Match
实在是不好意思啊 目前我们这个案子
shí zài shì bù hǎo yì sī a mù qián wǒ men zhè ge àn zi

“We're truly sorry. Right now, the main culprits”

实在不好意思啊 之前我们马总呢 改了一些东西
《年少有为》
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实在不好意思啊 之前我们马总呢 改了一些东西
shí zài bù hǎo yì sī a zhī qián wǒ men mǎ zǒng ne gǎi le yī xiē dōng xī

“I'm truly sorry. Earlier, our Mr. Ma changed a few things.”

那今天不好意思了 那就先这样 我要撤了
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
那今天不好意思了 那就先这样 我要撤了
nà jīn tiān bù hǎo yì sī le nà jiù xiān zhè yàng wǒ yào chè le

“So, apologies for today. I have to go.”

你说得我还挺不好意思的
《岁月有情时》
86% Match
你说得我还挺不好意思的
nǐ shuō dé wǒ hái tǐng bù hǎo yì sī de

“Now you're making me blush.”

说起来真是不好意思
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
说起来真是不好意思
shuō qǐ lái zhēn shì bù hǎo yì sī

“Now that you mention it, I'm so sorry.”

真不好意思 真不好意思 肖哥 你放心
《你好1983》
86% Match
真不好意思 真不好意思 肖哥 你放心
zhēn bù hǎo yì sī zhēn bù hǎo yì sī xiào gē nǐ fàng xīn

“I'm so sorry. My apologies, Mr. Xiao. Don't worry.”

真不好意思啊 没帮上忙 能理解
《危险关系》
86% Match
真不好意思啊 没帮上忙 能理解
zhēn bù hǎo yì sī a méi bāng shàng máng néng lǐ jiě

“My apologies for not being helpful. I understand.”

有特殊情况 这不是一句不好意思 就能解决的事情
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
有特殊情况 这不是一句不好意思 就能解决的事情
yǒu tè shū qíng kuàng zhè bú shì yī jù bù hǎo yì sī jiù néng jiě jué de shì qíng

“- There were special circumstances... - This is not something a simple apology can fix.”

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