身体不舒服
“Not feeling well?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
素音她说她身体不舒服 回去歇息了 让我来替她
“Suyin said she wasn't feeling well and went back to rest. She asked me to take her place.”
身体不舒服
“Not feeling well?”
她不舒服
“She's sick?”
“Unwell? Really? That sounds like a convenient excuse.”
Claiming sudden physical discomfort is a universally common and face-saving way to avoid undesirable duties or awkward confrontations in Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
feeling unwell / not feeling good physically
A polite, standard euphemism used in daily or professional contexts to excuse oneself from duty or social events.