《About Love》 S1·E20 (32:49)
HSK 7
wǒ mào mèi dì wèn nín yī xià
我冒昧地问您一下
“May I ask you something?”
《About Love》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 32:49
·
1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
hé zuò yú kuài
合作愉快
“Happy cooperation.”
wǒ mào mèi dì wèn nín yī xià
CURRENT FOCUS
我 冒昧地问您一下
“May I ask you something?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
qǐng wèn zhè wèi shì zuò cí rén yī fú luán ma
请问这位是作词人伊芙鸾吗
“Is she the lyricist Yi Fuluan?”
Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode
Browse Show Clips →
Scene:
Workplace
Function:
POLITE INQUIRY
Tone:
DEFERENTIAL
Emotion:
RESPECTFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Politeness Formula (Qingci)
Chinese business etiquette favors self-deprecating prefaces like 'presumptuously asking' to show respect and grant the other party face before inquiring about sensitive matters.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#polite inquiry
#face granting
#formality
🧩
2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
冒昧
SPOKEN CHUNK
presumptuous; to venture boldly
A polite formulaic hedge used before asking personal or sensitive questions in formal settings.
问您一下
SPOKEN CHUNK
ask you a quick question
A polite, softening expression combining the honorific pronoun with a brief action limiter.
🏮
1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《About Love》 S1·E20 (32:49) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus