行了 行行 我去上班了啊
“Well. Well. I'm going to work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没完了是不是
“Without end?”
行了 行行 我去上班了 啊
“Well. Well. I'm going to work.”
你还想吃点什么 巧克力 行 她晚上不能
“What else do you want to eat? Chocolate. OK. She can't have so much”
“Enough nagging, I'm out of here before this turns into a bigger fight.”
Using routine duties like leaving for work is a frequent pragmatic strategy in Chinese households to defuse petty quarrels without admitting fault.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
enough / that's quite enough
Commonly used to abruptly stop someone from talking or repeating an annoying request.
heading off to work
A standard, everyday spoken way to announce departure for one's job.
Marks a completed state of patience or triggers the commencement of leaving.
Softens the announcement of leaving while signaling finality to close the turn.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fine. What do you mean?”
“Enough. Every aspect?”
“Alright, alright. It's settled.”
“Alright, stop talking.”
“success in your line of work.”
“Alright! Alright! Stop shouting, will you?”