我想着反正也要卖掉了 就先搬出去
“and since we're selling it, I figured I'd move out first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我 想着 反正 也要 卖 掉了 就 先搬出去
“and since we're selling it, I figured I'd move out first.”
“Closer to work, save on commute.”
“Don't worry about the leak; I had already planned to leave anyway.”
Chinese speakers often frame inconvenience or hardship in terms of economic practicality or inevitability to maintain composure and reduce concern from others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I was thinking / I figured
A very common conversational hedge used to introduce one's reasoning or initial thought process gently.
anyway / in any case (going to happen)
Used to justify an action by presenting the future outcome as inevitable.
Indicates a completed change of state regarding the sale of the house.