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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2 (19:34) HSK 7
xī wàng nǐ men bú yào jiè yì

希望你们不要介意

“I hope you don't mind.”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 19:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù bù xiǎo xīn mào fàn liǎng wèi

“and said something out of line.”

xī wàng nǐ men bú yào jiè yì CURRENT FOCUS

希望 你们 不要介意

“I hope you don't mind.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě nǐ kàn

而且你看

“Besides,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE APOLOGY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-Saving Politeness)

Explicitly hoping others 'do not mind' functions as a conventional face-maintenance strategy to restore social harmony after causing slight discomfort.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #politeness #smoothing_over #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
希望你们不要介意 SPOKEN CHUNK

I hope you (all) don't mind

A standard and polite formula used to smooth over awkwardness or apologize after a social faux pas.

介意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to mind; to take offense

Typically used in negative constructions like '不要介意' or '不介意' to decline offense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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