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《The Lead》 S1·E32 (01:43) HSK 4
zán liǎ de shì yǐ hòu zài shuō a

咱俩的事以后再说啊

“We'll talk about our stuff later.”

《The Lead》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 01:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sān yuán jīn tiān wǒ zhēn shì bǎi gǎn jiāo jí ya

“Sanyuan. I have mixed feelings today.”

zán liǎ de shì yǐ hòu zài shuō a CURRENT FOCUS

咱俩的事 以后再说 啊

“We'll talk about our stuff later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qín é zhè shì wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎo zhèng yǐ hòu wǒ duì tā qīn zì bǎo jià hù háng

秦娥这事 我向你保证 以后我对她亲自保驾护航

“As for Qin'e, I promise you. I'll personally watch over her.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our personal relationship drama can wait; let's handle the crisis at hand first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Strategic Deferral (以后再说)

'以后再说' is a ubiquitous communicative device in Chinese culture used either for polite evasion or to prevent interpersonal conflict from disrupting public priorities.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #postponement #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
咱俩的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

our personal relationship issues

Often used between partners or close associates to refer euphemistically to romantic or private interpersonal issues.

以后再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

table for later / talk about it another time

A very common conversational brush-off or postponement tactic.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the postponement command, making it sound more like an appeal for understanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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