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Chinese Bites — with Janine | HSK3️⃣

🎙️1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ What If…? A Casual Conversation with Three Useful Chinese Expressions

09 Dec 2025

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A casual phone call turns into a funny conversation about plans, “what if” questions, and decisions we’d rather make later. In today’s episode, you’ll hear three super natural expressions:干嘛 (what for / why – casual tone)万一 (what if)再说吧 (let’s talk about it later)Hello,大家好,我是Janine。Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.昨天晚上我准备关电脑的时候,Zuótiān wǎnshàng wǒ zhǔnbèi guān diànnǎo de shíhou,Last night, when I was about to turn off my computer,我朋友突然给我打电话。wǒ péngyou tūrán gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.my friend suddenly called me.他一接通就问我:Tā yí jiētōng jiù wèn wǒ:As soon as I picked up, he asked:“你明天干嘛?”“Nǐ míngtiān gànmá?”“What are you doing tomorrow?” (casual tone: what for / why)我说:“还没想好。”Wǒ shuō: “Hái méi xiǎng hǎo.”I said, “I haven’t decided yet.”他马上说:Tā mǎshàng shuō:He immediately said:“万一明天下雨,你就别出门了,跟我视频聊天吧!”“Wànyī míngtiān xià yǔ, nǐ jiù bié chūmén le, gēn wǒ shìpín liáotiān ba!”“What if it rains tomorrow? Don’t go out, just video chat with me!”我笑着回答:Wǒ xiàozhe huídá:I laughed and said:“现在说太早了,再说吧。”“Xiànzài shuō tài zǎo le, zàishuō ba.”“It’s too early to say. Let’s talk about it later.”他一听,叹了口气说:Tā yí tīng, tàn le kǒuqì shuō:He heard that and sighed:“好吧,我等你消息。”“Hǎo ba, wǒ děng nǐ xiāoxi.”“Alright, I’ll wait for your message.”

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