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《Go Ahead》 S1·E39 (12:18) HSK 2
jiù shuō shì ǒu yù a ǒu yù

就说是偶遇啊 偶遇

“We can say it's just an encounter. Encounter?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 12:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wàn yī bèi tā men liǎ zhuàng jiàn duō gān gà ya nǐ bèn ne

“What an embarrassment it'll be to be caught by them! Are you stupid?”

jiù shuō shì ǒu yù a ǒu yù CURRENT FOCUS

就说 是 偶遇 啊 偶遇

“We can say it's just an encounter. Encounter?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ǒu yù fù mǔ yuē huì yě hěn gān gà ya ér qiě nǐ kàn tā men liǎ nà zhuàng tài

偶遇父母约会 也很尴尬呀 而且你看他们俩那状态

“It's embarrassing to encounter your parents on their date! What's more, their flirting”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PROPOSING EXCUSE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Calm down, we can easily pretend we just bumped into each other by accident.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Cover Stories and Social Face

Framing an awkward confrontation as a mere coincidence ('偶遇') allows both parties to preserve face and avoid acknowledging uncomfortable truths.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #devising_pretext #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
偶遇 SPOKEN CHUNK

chance encounter; accidental meeting

Commonly used both as a verb and a noun to describe bumping into someone unexpectedly.

就说是 SPOKEN CHUNK

just say that; let's claim it is

Useful formulaic phrase for inventing a quick excuse or shared pretext.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative while urging agreement and reducing the perceived seriousness of the problem.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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