你说呢 周律师
“Don't you agree, Attorney Zhou?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
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“based on his written pledge.”
你说呢 周律师
“Don't you agree, Attorney Zhou?”
颜老师
“Ms. Yan.”
“You are the lawyer here, shouldn't you already know the answer?”
In Chinese culture, addressing professionals directly by their surname plus title (e.g., Lawyer Zhou, Teacher Yan) is standard respectful etiquette.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what do you think? / obviously
Commonly used in spoken Chinese as a rhetorical deflection meaning the answer is self-evident.
Lawyer Zhou
A standard professional form of address combining the surname with the occupational title.
Softens the rhetorical question while emphasizing the prompt for the listener's obvious realization.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Right? Of course.”
“Our Attorney Zhou is really perceptive about people.”
“Mr. Zhou, nice teamwork.”
“Didn't I just say? What Doctor Zhou said might not be accurate.”
“Watch your image. I'm consulting Mr. Zhou on a legal matter.”
“Don't tell me you're the lawyer my mom hired?”