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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (23:27) HSK 6
zhè a huí tóu zài shuō

这啊 回头再说

“We'll talk about this later.”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 23:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà féi shuǐ hái bù liú wài rén tián ne

“To keep the profits in the family, right?”

zhè a huí tóu zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

这啊 回头再说

“We'll talk about this later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ a gǎn jǐn bǎ nà sān wàn kuài qián gěi wǒ nà zhài zhǔ hái cuī zhe ne

你啊 赶紧把那三万块钱给我 那债主还催着呢

“Just give me that 30,000 yuan now. The debt collectors are breathing down my neck.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EVADING AND POSTPONING
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's brush this aside for now, I don't want to talk about it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: hui tou zai shuo (we'll talk about it later)

A classic Chinese expression used to politely defer or decline a request. Often, it does not mean there will actually be a follow-up conversation; rather, it functions as a polite way to say 'not now' or a subtle refusal.

INTENT TAGS: #deflecting #stalling #evading the topic
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
回头再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

to discuss or handle something at a later time

A very common spoken phrase used to postpone or brush off an issue, frequently employed when someone does not want to agree immediately or deal with a question right away.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used as a mid-sentence pause to draw attention or buy time to think.

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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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