她今天晚上突然有事情就不来了
“Something came up, so she's not coming.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
忘 忘跟你们说了
“Oh, I forgot to tell you.”
她 今天 晚上 突然 有事情就不来了
“Something came up, so she's not coming.”
不过没关系
“But it's fine.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A common polite pretext used in daily Chinese social life to decline an invitation or excuse a short-notice absence. It generally does not require specifying the exact situation, and listeners tacitly understand not to probe further.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
something suddenly came up / suddenly having things to attend to
A high-frequency colloquial expression used to cancel plans or request leave due to unexpected circumstances.
won't do something after all / deciding against an action
Indicates a decision not to carry out an original plan due to the aforementioned reason.
Indicates a change of situation—namely, originally planning to come, but now no longer coming.
