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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E6 (13:01) HSK 4
yào děng zhèng shì jié guǒ chū lái zài shuō

要等正式结果出来再说

“we'll have to wait for the official results.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 13:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zàn tíng nǐ de gōng zuò zhì yú chǔ fèn ma

“to suspend your work. As for the penalty,”

yào děng zhèng shì jié guǒ chū lái zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

要等 正式结果出来 再说

“we'll have to wait for the official results.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào tíng duō shǎo tiān a

要停多少天啊

“For how many days?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFERRING JUDGMENT
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your fate is out of your hands right now; stop asking and wait for the higher-ups to decide.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Deferral

In Chinese institutional culture, superiors often use phrases like 'zai shuo' (talk about it later) to maintain procedural distance and avoid personal liability before an official verdict is reached.

INTENT TAGS: #postponing #procedural_response #withholding_commitment #official_stance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
正式结果 SPOKEN CHUNK

official result / formal outcome

Used in professional, medical, or legal contexts when awaiting an authoritative decision.

等...再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

wait until... before talking about it / deal with it after...

A quintessential structure used to put off a decision or discussion until a specific condition is met.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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