但我们要赶往云中郡 耽搁不得
“but we must hurry to Yunzhong. No delays.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
将军的好意我心领了
“I appreciate it, General,”
但我们要赶往云中郡 耽搁不得
“but we must hurry to Yunzhong. No delays.”
殿下
“Your Highness.”
“Thank you, but we must leave immediately and cannot waste time here.”
In Chinese social decorum, rejecting a superior's or peer's hospitality requires paired polite formulas ('心领') alongside objective, unavoidable constraints like duty or mission to preserve harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hurry to; to rush toward
Commonly used in formal or narrative contexts to describe traveling swiftly toward an important destination.
cannot afford any delay; must not be postponed
A highly useful set phrase in spoken and written Chinese to emphasize that time is of the essence.