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《Go Ahead》 S1·E22 (31:40) HSK 6
suàn le ba méi shì wǒ yī huì hái yǒu bié de shì

算了吧 没事 我一会还有别的事

“Forget it. It doesn't matter. I have something else to do later.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 31:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gū jì bàn gè xiǎo shí zuǒ yòu jiù huí lái le

估计 半个小时左右就回来了

“I guess she'll be back in about half an hour.”

suàn le ba méi shì wǒ yī huì hái yǒu bié de shì CURRENT FOCUS

算了吧 没事 我 一会 还有 别的事

“Forget it. It doesn't matter. I have something else to do later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yàng

这样

“How about this?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: MILD_IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm not waiting thirty minutes; I'd rather just leave now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Excuse (Tuo-ci)

Stating that one has 'other business' allows someone to exit an awkward or time-consuming situation without offending the host.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #excuse #hedging #exit
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
算了吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

forget about it / let it go

Used frequently in spoken Chinese to drop an idea, decline an offer, or stop pursuing an action.

一会还有别的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

have other things to do soon

A classic, polite conversational pretext for excusing oneself or ending a social encounter.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the refusal and suggests calling off the wait without sounding blunt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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