MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (02:52) HSK 2
kě bù kě yǐ bāng wǒ shuō shuō

可不可以帮我说说

“Could you put in a word for me?”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 02:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì wǒ shī fù

你是我师父

“That's why I'm asking you.”

kě bù kě yǐ bāng wǒ shuō shuō CURRENT FOCUS

可不可以 帮我 说说

“Could you put in a word for me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi wèn tí de

没问题的

“Don't worry.”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Workplace
Function: ASKING A FAVOR
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: HOPEFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have the influence I lack, so please advocate for me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shifu (Mentorship Dynamic)

In Chinese culture, a mentor (师父) holds substantial moral and professional authority, and proteges frequently turn to them to mediate difficult situations.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting_help #pleading #seeking_advocacy #hedging
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可不可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

can you / could you

A gentle, tentative way to frame a request politely in spoken Chinese.

帮我说说 SPOKEN CHUNK

put in a good word for me / intercede for me

A common colloquial phrase used when asking someone with greater social standing to mediate or advocate on your behalf.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (02:52) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus