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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E13 (37:28) HSK 4
jiù xiān bù péi dà jiā chī fàn le

就先不陪大家吃饭了

“So I won't be joining everyone for lunch.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 37:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù hǎo yì sī wǒ jīn tiān shēn tǐ bù tài shū fú
不好意思 我今天身体不太舒服 →

“Sorry. I'm not feeling very well today.”

jiù xiān bù péi dà jiā chī fàn le CURRENT FOCUS

就先 不陪大家吃饭 了

“So I won't be joining everyone for lunch.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bāng wǒ bǎ dà jiā péi hǎo hǎo

你帮我把大家陪好 好

“Please take good care of everyone for me. Sure.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dining Table Etiquette of Departure (离席礼仪)

Leaving a Chinese group banquet prematurely requires explicit acknowledgment and polite apologies to the collective group to avoid being perceived as rude or aloof.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing_oneself #polite_departure #apology #table_etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就先不……了 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't [do something] for the time being

A standard, polite formula to bow out of an ongoing or planned social activity without causing offense.

陪大家吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep everyone company for the meal

The verb '陪' (accompany) demonstrates respect toward the dining party, treating the presence as a gesture of courtesy.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of plan or current state regarding their participation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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我有点急事 先不跟你吃饭了啊
wǒ yǒu diǎn jí shì xiān bù gēn nǐ chī fàn le a

“I have an emergency. I won't be having dinner with you.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E13 (37:28) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus