我没有逼着你一定要跟你结婚
“I never forced you to marry me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“this is the last time I'm here. I won't come back again.”
我没有 逼着 你一定要 跟你结婚
“I never forced you to marry me.”
“It's not that I value marriage that much!”
“You do not need to run away; I am not demanding marriage from you.”
Marriage is often viewed as the inevitable culmination of dating in Chinese society, making explicit disclaimers about not pushing for marriage a notable relational negotiation tactic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to force; to press someone into doing something
Used in spoken Chinese to express unwanted pressure or coercion from someone.
must; to insist on
Highlights an absolute requirement or non-negotiable demand.