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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E7 (25:33) HSK 4
zhè ge yǐ hòu zài shuō

这个 以后再说

“We'll talk about that later.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 25:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiān chī fàn ba

先吃饭吧

“Let's eat first.”

zhè ge yǐ hòu zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

这个 以后再说

“We'll talk about that later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba

好吧

“Alright.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: DEFLECTIVE
Emotion: EVASIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Drop it for now; I don't want to talk about this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tactful Postponement (以后再说)

In Chinese communicative culture, saying 'we'll discuss it later' is often a soft refusal or a method to maintain surface harmony and save face rather than giving an outright blunt rejection.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #evasion #brushing_off #postponing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以后再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

talk about it later / put it off for now

A very common polite brush-off or stalling phrase used in daily Mandarin to dodge an uncomfortable topic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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