说自己是好朋友的那种
“The kind that says they're just friends.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哪种？
“Like what?”
说 自己 是 好朋友 的那种
“The kind that says they're just friends.”
你们很无聊诶
“You guys are so lame.”
“Stop pretending you two are just innocent buddies—everyone sees what is actually going on.”
In Chinese youth culture, claiming to be 'just good friends' is a common cover-up for the ambiguous pre-dating stage known as 'aimei'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
good friend
Often used euphemistically in casual gossip to refer to people who are secretly dating or flirting.
that kind / that sort
A very handy spoken shorthand to refer back to a recognizable category, trope, or dynamic without spelling it out.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“my good friend.”
“(It feels so good to have friends.)”
“as your friends.”
“all your colleagues are your friends,”
“he has made such good friends like you.”
“What's his relationship with your friend?”