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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E21 (12:50) HSK 4
hái méi dìng ne děng shì qíng bàn wán ba dào shí hòu zài shuō

还没定呢 等事情办完吧 到时候再说

“Haven't decided yet. We will see after handling some business.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 12:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè cì lái dǎ suàn dài jǐ rì a

这次来 打算待几日啊

“How long are you staying this visit?”

hái méi dìng ne děng shì qíng bàn wán ba dào shí hòu zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

还没定呢 等事情办完吧 到时候再说

“Haven't decided yet. We will see after handling some business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà jiù duō dài jǐ rì ma

那就多待几日嘛

“Then stay a few extra days.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: HEDGING DELAYING COMMITMENT
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't pin me down yet; my schedule depends entirely on how work goes.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Indecision (Liubai)

Leaving schedules open-ended is common in Chinese social dynamics to avoid rigid promises that might cause loss of face if broken later.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #deflection #postponing #non-committal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
还没定呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

not decided yet

A natural, standard colloquial way to express that plans remain uncertain.

到时候再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

we'll see when the time comes / talk about it later

Extremely frequent formulaic expression used to delay decisions or deflect commitments.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the declaration of uncertainty and indicates an ongoing undetermined state.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the suggestion, conveying a non-assertive, tentative proposal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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