我就是来凑热闹的
“I'm just here for fun.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为何会为我送行呢 奉皇命而为
“would you all come to see me off? By imperial command.”
我 就是 来 凑热闹 的
“I'm just here for fun.”
我是为了你没有祸害五公主
“I'm here because you didn't hurt Princess Zhen.”
“Don't flatter yourself; I have my own reasons for being here.”
Invoking 'joining the excitement' is a quintessential Chinese interpersonal tactic to deflect suspicion and maintain emotional distance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to join in the fun; to be a bystander where excitement is happening
Very frequent spoken idiom used to describe participating in an event casually or getting involved in bustling scenes.
Emphasizes the category or purpose of the speaker's action in the 'shi... de' construction.