恭维的话我就省略了
“I'll skip the flattery.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
大家都是多年的同学
“We've all been old classmates for years.”
恭维 的话 我 就 省略 了
“I'll skip the flattery.”
这留学七年啊
“Studying abroad for seven years”
“We know each other too well for polite nonsense, so let's get straight to the point.”
In Chinese culture, dispensing with formal polite flattery (keqi) with old peers signifies high intimacy and genuine trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
complimentary words / flattery
Commonly used when acknowledging or skipping polite social praises in casual speech.
I will skip / leave out
A natural spoken phrase used to transition past formal introductions directly to the core topic.
Marks a completed decision and a shift in conversational direction.