这事别跟柏庶说 省得她心里有负担
“Don't tell Bai Shu that. So she won't feel burdened.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I promised to cover the food. I must keep my word.”
这事别跟柏庶说 省得 她 心里有负担
“Don't tell Bai Shu that. So she won't feel burdened.”
“Just say I was showing off and bet someone.”
“Keep quiet about this so she won't feel guilty about me spending money on her.”
In Chinese relationships, receiving excessive favors creates an uncomfortable psychological debt; protecting friends from this burden is seen as deep consideration.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
so as to avoid; lest
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an undesirable consequence that one wishes to prevent.
to feel psychologically burdened or indebted
Used to describe feelings of guilt or unease when receiving a favor that seems too costly or inconvenient for the giver.