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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18 (00:40) HSK 3
zhè huí jiù xiān zhè yàng ná huí qù

这回 就先这样 拿回去

“Let's leave it at that for now. Take them back.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 00:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhí bù liǎo duō shǎo

值不了多少

“It's not worth much.”

zhè huí jiù xiān zhè yàng ná huí qù CURRENT FOCUS

这回 就先这样 拿回去

“Let's leave it at that for now. Take them back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo hán

老韩

“Han.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONCLUDING TRANSACTION
Tone: DECISIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Flexible Settlements

In everyday Chinese interactions, people often use '先这样' (let's leave it as is for now) to avoid awkward impasses and allow both parties to save face.

INTENT TAGS: #concluding #dismissal #pragmatic_compromise
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
先这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

leave it at this for now / let's stop here for now

A very handy phrase to pause a discussion, negotiation, or task when no further progress can be made.

拿回去 SPOKEN CHUNK

take it back

Used as a direct command or suggestion to take an item back to where it came from.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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