这还用问他吗 我总不见得一个牙刷一支牙膏
“Do I need to ask him? It's not like I'd call him”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
何韩怎么说呀
“What did He Han say?”
这还用问 他吗 我总 不见得 一个牙刷一支牙膏
“Do I need to ask him? It's not like I'd call him”
“just to ask if I can bring a toothbrush and toothpaste.”
“Are you serious? It's just toiletries, why on earth would I bother calling him over something so petty?”
In Chinese informal interactions, over-formality regarding trivial items like toiletries can be seen as awkward or pedantic, leading people to dismiss formal permissions as unnecessary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Does this even need to be asked?
A rhetorical question pattern used to dismiss an inquiry as obvious, unnecessary, or silly.
surely not; it's not as if
Expresses strong improbability or absurdity regarding an alternative scenario, common in conversational justifications.
Forms a rhetorical question that conveys obviousness and slight exasperation.
