你跟他说我正在忙 等会再接啊
“Tell him I'm busy. I'll call back later.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 跟他说 我正在忙 等会再接 啊
“Tell him I'm busy. I'll call back later.”
李总 小李总正在
“Mr. Li. Mr. Li Jr. is...”
“I don't want to talk to him right now; fend him off for me.”
In Chinese business and family hierarchies, using an assistant or third party to delay communication ('正在忙') allows the speaker to evade uncomfortable conversations without causing overt loss of face (面子).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
currently busy
A universally accepted, polite brush-off formula in both professional and personal contexts to decline immediate contact.
in a little while / later on
A common conversational structure used to postpone an action without committing to an exact timeframe.
Softens the imperative order to the subordinate while urging swift compliance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Listen. Just come after you're done with work. No rush at all.”
“I'm busy. Talk to you later.”
“Once he is done, he'll come to see you.”
“He's too busy to talk to me.”
“I'm in the middle of something. Why can't you tell me now?”
“Let's wait until I'm done with this busy period.”