《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E13 (10:44)
HSK 1
jiǔ děng le
久等了
“thank you for waiting.”
《Cage of Shadows》
S1·E13
TIMECODE: 10:44
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhū wèi
诸位
“Everyone,”
jiǔ děng le
CURRENT FOCUS
久等了
“thank you for waiting.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ jiù shì běn céng de què shé wàn hóng liǔ
我就是本层的雀舌万红柳
“I am Wan Hongliu, the voice-keeper of this level.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
POLITE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Tone:
POLITE
Emotion:
CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Social Courtesies (Ke Qi)
Apologizing for keeping others waiting, even if intentional or dramatic, shows baseline etiquette and mutual respect.
INTENT TAGS:
#greeting
#politeness
#entrance
#courtesy
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
久等了
SPOKEN CHUNK
sorry to keep you waiting
The most natural and common phrase in Chinese to greet someone who arrived before you.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates change of state and completion of the waiting period.
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1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E13 (10:44) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus