一时半会儿也讲不明白
“and it can't be explained clearly in a short time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一时半会儿 也讲 不明白
“and it can't be explained clearly in a short time.”
不如
“How about”
“It is too complicated to unpack right now, so let us move past this explanation.”
In Chinese social interaction, deflecting complex abstract debates with practical phrases like 'cannot explain in a short while' allows speakers to pivot gracefully without being dismissive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a short while; in a brief period
A very common colloquial time expression used to express that something cannot be done or resolved quickly.
cannot explain clearly
A potential complement construction used to acknowledge the difficulty or intricacy of clarifying a topic.
Emphasizes that even under current efforts, the task remains impossible to accomplish quickly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Anyway, I can't explain it clearly to you right now.”
“It somehow confuses me as to what she's truly up to.”
“I didn't quite understand.”
“No idea, he's mumbling.”
“I just don't understand.”