那些也都是说着玩的
“Those are just jokes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
她其实根本就不喜欢我
“She doesn't like me at all.”
那些也都是 说着玩的
“Those are just jokes.”
我对她而言
“To her,”
“I took her words seriously at the time, but admitting that now hurts too much.”
When realizing affection is one-sided, Chinese speakers often reframe serious declarations as mere banter to avoid appearing foolish or overly vulnerable.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just joking; said in jest
A common spoken phrase used to dismiss statements as teasing or unserious, often used to save face.
are also all / were all just
Used to categorize multiple previous actions or words under a single sweeping generalization.
Emphasizes the nature or category of the action, asserting that the words were fundamentally playful rather than genuine.