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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E9 (31:56) HSK 4
děng tā shì qíng zuò qǐ lái zài shuō ba

等他事情做起来再说吧

“Let's wait until he's done.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 31:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ pà ā chéng xiǎng cǎi zhe nín de jiān bǎng shàng wèi

“I'm worried Cheng might try to step over you to rise up.”

děng tā shì qíng zuò qǐ lái zài shuō ba CURRENT FOCUS

等他 事情 做起来 再说吧

“Let's wait until he's done.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cì zhè me zhe jí

这次这么着急

“Why are you in such a hurry this time?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: COMPOSED
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know what he's up to, but don't worry about it until he actually produces results.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Postponement (Zaishuo)

Chinese leaders often use 'zaishuo' to cool down factional jealousy and assert supreme control without escalating immediate office tensions.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #postponement #reassurance #office_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get going; to accomplish successfully

A directional complement construction indicating initiating and building success in an enterprise or project.

再说吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

we'll see; let's talk about it later

A classic Chinese phrase used to postpone a decision, brush off a concern, or table an issue indefinitely.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Suggests a soft consensus and closes off further immediate debate on the topic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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