是不是咱俩就再也不用见了
“does that mean we'll never have to see each other again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let me ask you something. If I pay you back,”
是不是 咱俩就 再也不用见了
“does that mean we'll never have to see each other again?”
我倒是希望啊
“I'd certainly hope so.”
“If I hand over this money, will you finally get out of my life forever?”
In modern Chinese breakups or business collapses, settling debts completely is often seen as the essential ritual to formally sever all interpersonal obligations (清账).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
does it mean that... / right?
Used at the front of a clause to seek confirmation or press an interlocutor on an implied consequence.
no longer have to / never again need to
Expresses strong relief or finality regarding an unpleasant obligation or meeting.
Signifies a change of state, marking the transition from interacting to completely cutting contact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I thought we'd never meet again in this life.”
“we should never see each other again.”
“We wouldn't have gotten married.”
“then we shall not meet again.”
“We probably won't see each other again.”
“the next people who come to see you might not be us.”