不过还是谢谢你 谢谢你们
“thank you anyway. Thank you, all of you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Although I think you could've just sent that on WeChat,”
不过 还是 谢谢你 谢谢你们
“thank you anyway. Thank you, all of you.”
我
“I...”
“I appreciate your effort, but please do not take this any further.”
Chinese speakers often soften boundary-setting or rejection by reiterating gratitude, avoiding direct confrontation and preserving both parties' face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but still / anyway
Used to pivot back to a positive or polite sentiment despite an objection or critique mentioned right before.
thank you all
Expands the gratitude from an individual to a group, often subtly diluting single-person romantic intimacy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Anyway, I owe you a thank you.”
“Anyway, I'm still very grateful to you all!”
“thanks for everything lately.”
“I really can't thank you two enough.”
“Thanks for today.”