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《About Love》 S1·E8 (07:22) HSK 3
bù hǎo yì sī a gāng cái wǒ zhèng zài máng

不好意思啊 刚才我正在忙

“Sorry, I was tied up just now.”

《About Love》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 07:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi guān jiě

喂 关姐

“Hello, Guan.”

bù hǎo yì sī a gāng cái wǒ zhèng zài máng CURRENT FOCUS

不好意思啊 刚才 我正在忙

“Sorry, I was tied up just now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhī dào

知道

“I know.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING AND EXPLAINING
Tone: SINCERE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Sorry about that, I couldn't pick up/respond right away because I was tied up with something.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Surname + jie (e.g., Guan Jie)

A warm and respectful form of address in the workplace or among acquaintances for a woman who is slightly older or more senior, balancing respect with friendly closeness.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #explaining reasons #workplace etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me; sorry (used as a polite expression for minor inconveniences)

Widely used in daily social and workplace settings; sounds softer and more natural than 'duibuqi'.

正在忙 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the middle of something; busy working

Commonly used to explain why one was unable to respond promptly.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed after an apology to soften bluntness and convey a warm, polite tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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不好意思啊 认错人了 抱歉
《生命树》
88% Match
不好意思啊 认错人了 抱歉
bù hǎo yì sī a rèn cuò rén le bào qiàn

“Sorry. I mistook you for someone else. Apologies.”

不好意思啊 你这儿有日子没这么热闹了啊
《风过留痕》
86% Match
不好意思啊 你这儿有日子没这么热闹了啊
bù hǎo yì sī a nǐ zhè ér yǒu rì zi méi zhè me rè nào le a

“Sorry. We haven't seen this place so lively for a while.”

不好意思啊 久等了
《蜜语纪》
86% Match
不好意思啊 久等了
bù hǎo yì sī a jiǔ děng le

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

不好意思啊 我职业病
《蜜语纪》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我职业病
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ zhí yè bìng

“Sorry, it's an occupational hazard.”

不好意思啊 姐 我还真没来得及准备
《我的山与海》
86% Match
不好意思啊 姐 我还真没来得及准备
bù hǎo yì sī a jiě wǒ hái zhēn méi lái de jí zhǔn bèi

“Sorry, Wanzhi. I actually didn't have time to get one.”

不好意思啊 不好意思 你给我等着 干嘛呀
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思啊 不好意思 你给我等着 干嘛呀
bù hǎo yì sī a bù hǎo yì sī nǐ gěi wǒ děng zhe gàn má ya

“Sorry about this. You just wait. What?”

不好意思啊 我今天正好在搬家
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我今天正好在搬家
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ jīn tiān zhèng hǎo zài bān jiā

“Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving today,”

不好意思啊 我这工作就这样
《风过留痕》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我这工作就这样
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ zhè gōng zuò jiù zhè yàng

“I'm really sorry. That's just how my job is.”

不好意思啊 这张桌子 老板已经预订了
《狂飙》
86% Match
不好意思啊 这张桌子 老板已经预订了
bù hǎo yì sī a zhè zhāng zhuō zi lǎo bǎn yǐ jīng yù dìng le

“I'm sorry. He has booked this table.”

不好意思啊 我 多管闲事了
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我 多管闲事了
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ duō guǎn xián shì le

“Sorry, I, I shouldn't have said so much about your life.”

不好意思啊 给你添麻烦了昨天
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 给你添麻烦了昨天
bù hǎo yì sī a gěi nǐ tiān má fán le zuó tiān

“I'm sorry for causing you trouble yesterday.”

不好意思啊 我迟到了 路上有点堵
《夜色正浓》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我迟到了 路上有点堵
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ chí dào le lù shàng yǒu diǎn dǔ

“So sorry I'm late. Traffic was heavy.”

不好意思啊 添麻烦了 感谢啊
《年少有为》
86% Match
不好意思啊 添麻烦了 感谢啊
bù hǎo yì sī a tiān má fán le gǎn xiè a

“Sorry about that. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.”

不好意思啊 我也没太清楚 到底是什么情况
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我也没太清楚 到底是什么情况
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ yě méi tài qīng chǔ dào dǐ shì shén me qíng kuàng

“I'm really sorry. I'm not quite sure what's going on either.”

不好意思啊 年纪大了
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 年纪大了
bù hǎo yì sī a nián jì dà le

“I'm sorry. She's old.”

不好意思啊 出了点意外
《生命树》
86% Match
不好意思啊 出了点意外
bù hǎo yì sī a chū le diǎn yì wài

“I'm sorry about this accident.”

不好意思啊 我是不是太突然了
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我是不是太突然了
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ shì bú shì tài tū rán le

“I'm sorry. Is it too sudden?”

不好意思啊 突然跑来找你
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 突然跑来找你
bù hǎo yì sī a tū rán pǎo lái zhǎo nǐ

“I'm sorry for coming to see you on such a short notice.”

不好意思啊 又来打搅你
《黑夜告白》
86% Match
不好意思啊 又来打搅你
bù hǎo yì sī a yòu lái dǎ jiǎo nǐ

“Sorry to disturb you again.”

不好意思啊 我一会儿就走
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我一会儿就走
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ yī huì er jiù zǒu

“Sorry. I'll be leaving soon.”

不好意思啊 小姐我来就行 不好意思啊
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 小姐我来就行 不好意思啊
bù hǎo yì sī a xiǎo jiě wǒ lái jiù xíng bù hǎo yì sī a

“I'm sorry. Miss, let me handle it. I'm sorry.”

不好意思啊 装修呢
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 装修呢
bù hǎo yì sī a zhuāng xiū ne

“I'm sorry. We're renovating.”

不好意思啊 那我先 没事
《你好1983》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那我先 没事
bù hǎo yì sī a nà wǒ xiān méi shì

“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”

不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ shí zài shì yǒu diǎn zháo jí

“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”

不好意思啊 我敲错门了
《灵魂摆渡·十年》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我敲错门了
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ qiāo cuò mén le

“Sorry, I got the wrong room.”

不好意思啊 打搅你工作了
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 打搅你工作了
bù hǎo yì sī a dǎ jiǎo nǐ gōng zuò le

“I'm sorry. I interrupted your work.”

不好意思啊 我先干为敬
《危险关系》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我先干为敬
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ xiān gàn wèi jìng

“Sorry about that. I'll drink this up out of respect.”

不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
bù hǎo yì sī a nà ge shì qíng jiù má fán nǐ le

“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”

不好意思啊 您是
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
不好意思啊 您是
bù hǎo yì sī a nín shì

“Sorry, do I know you?”

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