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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (34:18) HSK 3
wǒ hái yǒu diǎn shì wǒ xiān zǒu le a

我还有点事 我先走了啊

“I have something to do. I'll go first.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 34:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng biàn huí de

能变回的

“You will.”

wǒ hái yǒu diǎn shì wǒ xiān zǒu le a CURRENT FOCUS

我 还有 点事 我先走了啊

“I have something to do. I'll go first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fǎn zhèng jiě yào hái yào yí gè shí chén cái qǐ xiào

“Anyway, the antidote takes two hours.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MAKING AN EXCUSE
Tone: EVASIVE AND HASTY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to get out of here before things get weird or worse.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Exit Excuses

Claiming vague 'business to attend to' (有事) is a staple Chinese conversational tactic to bow out of awkward or stressful interactions without causing direct offense or loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #departure #excuse #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还有点事 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have a few things to attend to

A classic, universally polite social buffer used to excuse oneself from a conversation or gathering without giving specific details.

我先走了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm heading out first / I will take my leave now

Standard conversational farewell when leaving before others in a group.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the abruptness of the sudden departure, making the hasty exit sound friendly rather than rude.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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我还有事 我先走了
《生命树》
96% Match
我还有事 我先走了
wǒ hái yǒu shì wǒ xiān zǒu le

“I have things to do. I'm leaving.”

我还有事 先走了
《良陈美锦》
96% Match
我还有事 先走了
wǒ hái yǒu shì xiān zǒu le

“I have something to do, so I'll leave first.”

我还有事 我先走了
《云秀行》
95% Match
我还有事 我先走了
wǒ hái yǒu shì wǒ xiān zǒu le

“I have matters to attend to, I'll take my leave.”

那我今天不陪你了 我家里还有点事 我先走了
《除恶》
95% Match
那我今天不陪你了 我家里还有点事 我先走了
nà wǒ jīn tiān bù péi nǐ le wǒ jiā lǐ hái yǒu diǎn shì wǒ xiān zǒu le

“I won't keep you company today then. I have things to do at home. I'm leaving now.”

我这工作上还有点事 我先走了 哥 我走了啊
《小城大事》
95% Match
我这工作上还有点事 我先走了 哥 我走了啊
wǒ zhè gōng zuò shàng hái yǒu diǎn shì wǒ xiān zǒu le gē wǒ zǒu le a

“I've got some work to handle. I have to go. Desheng, I'm off.”

今天我有点事情得先走了
《玫瑰丛生》
95% Match
今天我有点事情得先走了
jīn tiān wǒ yǒu diǎn shì qíng dé xiān zǒu le

“I have to go. Something's come up.”

我突然有点事 先走了
《朝雪录》
95% Match
我突然有点事 先走了
wǒ tū rán yǒu diǎn shì xiān zǒu le

“I suddenly have something to do. Gotta go now.”

我一会儿还有事 得先走
《突然的喜欢》
95% Match
我一会儿还有事 得先走
wǒ yī huì er hái yǒu shì dé xiān zǒu

“I have things to do. I need to leave now.”

我还有事 那我就先走了
《轧戏》
95% Match
我还有事 那我就先走了
wǒ hái yǒu shì nà wǒ jiù xiān zǒu le

“I have something to attend to, so I'll go first.”

我还有事 我先走了 好
《年少有为》
92% Match
我还有事 我先走了 好
wǒ hái yǒu shì wǒ xiān zǒu le hǎo

“I need to be somewhere else. I'll get going. Alright.”

我突然想到晚上我还有点事 你们俩先去
《家事法庭》
88% Match
我突然想到晚上我还有点事 你们俩先去
wǒ tū rán xiǎng dào wǎn shàng wǒ hái yǒu diǎn shì nǐ men liǎ xiān qù

“I suddenly remember I have something to do at night. Both of you should go first.”

我有点事儿 我先走了啊 拜拜 干吗
《隐身的名字》
85% Match
我有点事儿 我先走了啊 拜拜 干吗
wǒ yǒu diǎn shì ér wǒ xiān zǒu le a bài bài gàn má

“I have something to do. Leaving. - Bye-bye. - What?”

给 就这点 美艳 我有事我也先走了
《隐身的名字》
85% Match
给 就这点 美艳 我有事我也先走了
gěi jiù zhè diǎn měi yàn wǒ yǒu shì wǒ yě xiān zǒu le

“Here. That's all? Meiyan, I have to go, too.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (34:18) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus