non-committal words; open-ended statement
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
non-committal statement; words that leave room for change; open-ended remark
informalOften used in spoken language to describe a statement that is not final or definitive, allowing for flexibility or later change.
Tā他
lín临
zǒu走
de的
shí时
hòu候
liú留
xià下
ge个
huó活
huà话
r儿
，
shuō说
yě也
xǔ许
xià下
ge个
yuè月
néng能
huí回
lái来
。
When he left, he gave an open-ended statement, saying he might be able to come back next month.
Zhè这
shì事
hái还
méi没
dìng定
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhǐ只
shì是
gěi给
le了
jù句
huó活
huà话
。
This matter isn't settled yet; the leader just gave a non-committal answer.
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Tā他
bàn办
shì事
hěn很
jǐn谨
shèn慎
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì事
cóng从
bù不
bǎ把
huà话
shuō说
sǐ死
，
zǒng总
shì是
liú留
jù句
huó活
huà话
。
He is very cautious in handling matters; he never makes definitive statements about important things, always leaving room for adjustment.
Hé合
tong同
hái还
méi没
qiān签
，
duì对
fāng方
zhǐ只
shì是
gěi给
le了
ge个
huó活
huà话
r儿
，
shuō说
kě可
yǐ以
kǎo考
lǜ虑
。
The contract isn't signed yet; the other party just gave a non-committal response, saying they could consider it.