会识趣地赶紧离开
“when he saw my husband coming back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他见我丈夫回来
“he would leave quickly”
会 识趣地 赶紧离开
“when he saw my husband coming back.”
“I didn't expect him to go so far.”
“Any normal person would have backed off, but he completely lacked basic decency.”
'Shiqu' describes an essential social skill in Chinese culture: intuitively knowing when you are unwelcome and withdrawing gracefully without needing to be told.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
tactful; sensible; knowing how to read the room
Used to describe someone who has social awareness and gracefully withdraws to avoid embarrassment.
hurry up and leave; make a prompt exit
A standard spoken phrase denoting an urgent or immediate departure.
Adverbial marker connecting the manner '识趣' with the action '赶紧离开'.