我那会儿打了个草稿
“I made a draft at that time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在俄罗斯
“Back when we were in Russia.”
我 那会儿 打了个草稿
“I made a draft at that time.”
“After our return, I pulled some strings”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Narratives of problem-solving in Chinese contexts frequently involve early preparation followed by leveraging personal networks (tuo guanxi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
made a draft; made an outline
Used both literally for writing sketches and metaphorically for outlining thoughts or preliminary plans.
at that time; back then
A colloquial Northern Mandarin time marker referring to a specific past period or moment.
Acts as an aspect marker indicating the completion of drafting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This looks like a really old manuscript.”
“Take a look at the draft first.”
“I gave him the draft yesterday, and he said”
“Good thing we didn't fight her back then.”
“But at that time,”
“Anyway, I'll just stop writing by then.”