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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (25:13) HSK 6
zán men hái huì yǒu lái wǎng nà bù hǎo shuō

咱们还会有来往 那不好说

“So we'll still have dealings? Hard to say.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 25:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qù shí bù qiàn lái shí bù fù cái yǒu lái yǒu wǎng ma

“Leave clean, and arrive clean. That's how business continues.”

zán men hái huì yǒu lái wǎng nà bù hǎo shuō CURRENT FOCUS

咱们 还会 有来往 那 不好说

“So we'll still have dealings? Hard to say.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà dé kàn nǐ jiāng lái de fā zhǎn nǐ yào shì fā zhǎn dé hǎo de huà

那得看你将来的发展 你要是发展得好的话

“Depends on how you develop in the future. If you do well,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take my continued presence or friendship for granted; it all depends on what happens next.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Conditional Reciprocity (Laiwang)

Social relationships (laiwang) in Chinese culture require mutual utility and balance; when one party departs, ongoing contact is often contingent on social standing and success.

INTENT TAGS: #detachment #boundary_setting #hedging #conditional_commitment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有来往 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have contact, dealings, or social interaction

Widely used to describe both business interactions and personal social relationships.

那不好说 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is hard to tell; that remains to be seen

Used as a conversational buffer to express doubt or avoid making definitive commitments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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