《Love Between Lines》 S1·E24 (37:28)
HSK 5
wǒ hái bù què dìng
我 还不确定
“I'm... not sure yet.”
《Love Between Lines》
S1·E24
TIMECODE: 37:28
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ nà biān zěn me yàng shén me shí hòu huí lái shàng bān
“How are things on your end? When will you be back at work?”
wǒ hái bù què dìng
CURRENT FOCUS
我 还不 确定
“I'm... not sure yet.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xíng
行
“Alright.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
HEDGING
Tone:
NONCOMMITTAL
Emotion:
UNCERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pressing me for a date; I can't give you an answer right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Workplace Communication
Chinese speakers often prefer vague responses rather than flat refusals or firm commitments when personal circumstances remain unresolved.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#evasion
#delaying
#uncertainty
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
还不确定
SPOKEN CHUNK
not yet certain / not sure yet
A polite and common way to hedge or buy time when asked for a definitive decision.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E24 (37:28) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus