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《The Lead》 S1·E2 (10:30) HSK 4
nǐ nǐ fàng nà ér míng tiān zài shuō ba

你 你放那儿 明天再说吧

“Just leave them there for now.”

《The Lead》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 10:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huàn xià zhè pò yī fú shě bù dé rēng gěi shāo le lú huǒ dōu fēng le ma

换下这破衣服舍不得扔 给烧了 炉火都封了嘛

“She can't bear to throw them out. I'll burn them. The stove's covered up.”

nǐ nǐ fàng nà ér míng tiān zài shuō ba CURRENT FOCUS

你 你 放那儿 明天再说 吧

“Just leave them there for now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú xià pò yī fú gěi wǒ

留下破衣服给我

“Leave those clothes to me.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POSTPONING
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: FATIGUE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Zai Shuo (Postponing Decisions)

Using '再说' (talk about it later) is a widely accepted conversational tactic in Chinese culture to avoid immediate confrontation or troublesome chores.

INTENT TAGS: #postponing #deflection #delaying #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
放那儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

leave it there / put it there

A very standard command in everyday spoken Chinese when asking someone to set an object down.

明天再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

talk about it tomorrow / deal with it tomorrow

Extremely common idiom used to postpone a decision, discussion, or task to the next day.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative to suggest delay rather than issue a harsh command.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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