能不能先停一停 我不是叫你 放手不管啊
“for now? I'm not asking you to let it go completely.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
鑫海的事儿
“can you just stop with the Xinhai business”
能不能 先 停一停 我不是 叫你 放手不管 啊
“for now? I'm not asking you to let it go completely.”
我是求你
“I'm begging you.”
“Please just stop before this blows up completely; I'm trying to protect you, not dismiss your cause.”
When telling someone to halt dangerous or obsessive behavior, Chinese speakers clarify that they are not asking them to abandon their duty, preserving the person's moral self-image.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pause for a moment / put on hold temporarily
A tactful way to suggest a temporary freeze on an activity rather than a permanent stop.
wash one's hands of it / abandon responsibility entirely
Common four-character phrase meaning to completely step back and neglect a duty or person.
Softens the clarification and emphasizes emotional sincerity and earnest pleading.
