《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E39 (20:23)
HSK 7
wǒ yě jiù shì shuō shuō bà le
我也就是说说罢了
“I was only joking.”
《Love Beyond the Grave》
S1·E39
TIMECODE: 20:23
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zhè duì shén me duì
你这对什么对
“Right about what?”
wǒ yě jiù shì shuō shuō bà le
CURRENT FOCUS
我 也就是说 说 罢了
“I was only joking.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhēn ràng wǒ qù dāng guān wǒ cái bù qù ne
“I'd never be an official in Nandu.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
BACKPEDALING
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take me seriously, I was just blowing hot air.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbal Hedging to Save Face
Chinese speakers often soften bold assertions after receiving criticism or pushback to maintain social equilibrium and avoid awkwardness.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#downplaying
#defensiveness
#backpedaling
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
也就是说说罢了
SPOKEN CHUNK
just merely saying so / just making casual talk
A very handy spoken formula used to hedge or backpedal when a listener takes your comment too literally.
Modal Particle「罢了」 (bale)
CHANGE OF STATE
Minimizes the significance of the preceding statement, conveying a sense of 'nothing more than' or 'merely'.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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