也不是特意来还钱的
“and I didn't come here to pay you back.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那高考成绩 我不是为了子秋来的
“and the result... I didn't come here to see Ziqiu”
也不是 特意来还钱 的
“and I didn't come here to pay you back.”
我是为了 赵华光的事儿来的
“I came here because of Zhao Huaguang.”
“Paying you back is secondary; I'm here to talk about something much bigger.”
In Chinese culture, returning borrowed money often serves as a polite gesture or an excuse to meet, but here the speaker deliberately demotes its importance to elevate the urgent matter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
specially; deliberately; for a specific purpose
Place before verbs to highlight that an action was made with deliberate intent rather than by chance.
to repay money; to pay back a debt
A very standard everyday collocation for settling a personal loan or debt.
Functions within the '是...的' construction to emphasize the specific purpose or circumstance of the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't it just right that he repaid the money?”
“If I hadn't come, someone else would've moved in anyway.”
“Weren't you broke when I asked to repay last time?”
“I don't even want the money you owe me anymore!”
“I privately paid off some of his debts.”
“doesn't that mean you owe me a favor?”