就是想躲过一死
“Ma Zhongwu's silence is a bid to cheat death.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
马中武他不交代
“Ma Zhongwu's silence is a bid to cheat death.”
就是想躲过一死
“Ma Zhongwu's silence is a bid to cheat death.”
只要他不交代
“As long as he stays silent, we keep looking.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese judicial and police interrogation contexts, 'jiaodai' specifically refers to a criminal suspect confessing to their crimes or clarifying the facts of a case (often paired as 'tanbai jiaodai', meaning 'to make a full confession').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to escape death; to narrowly avoid execution
Commonly used in written or serious narrative contexts, describing the act of preserving one's life in an extreme crisis or criminal interrogation setting.
simply wants to...; the sole purpose is just to...
Frequently used in spoken and semi-formal contexts to point out someone's core intention or underlying motive directly.
