我就那么随口一说
“I just made a passing remark,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
贼心贼胆都有的年轻人多了去了
“there are plenty of young people with both the desire and the guts.”
我就那么 随口一说
“I just made a passing remark,”
“I barely said anything, why are you giving me such a massive lecture?”
In Chinese informal speech, declaring that one 'just spoke casually' is a polite yet direct way to tell someone they are making a mountain out of a molehill.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to say casually; to make an offhand comment
Extremely useful spoken idiom when you want to clarify that your words were casual and not meant to be taken seriously.
just like that; merely
Commonly placed before verbs or adverbs to downplay significance or express a dismissive attitude.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was kind of just saying it.”
“Then I mentioned in passing that you could be”
“I was simply saying”
“I was just speaking casually.”
“I was just saying.”
“I casually said a few things.”