你帮汪若海 就是为了彻底跟他断绝关系
“Wang Ruohai because you wanted to make a clean break.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是为了
“You helped”
你帮汪若海 就是为了 彻底跟他 断绝关系
“Wang Ruohai because you wanted to make a clean break.”
“I understand. I was being petty.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese romantic dynamics, failing to cleanly sever ties with an ex-partner is a major source of mistrust, often requiring overt justification to appease a jealous partner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
solely for the purpose of; simply to
Commonly used to emphatically clarify an underlying motive or intention.
to completely sever ties
A strong formal collocation used in daily spoken Chinese when cutting off contact permanently.