大不了去公安局 跟警察把这事情说清楚嘛
“I'll go to the police station and explain everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我卖的是打口磁带嘛
“I sell bootleg tapes.”
大不了 去公安局 跟警察把这事情 说清楚 嘛
“I'll go to the police station and explain everything.”
刘忆 别哭了啊 你看 爸爸现在就靠边停车了
“Liu Yi, stop crying. Look, I am pulling over now.”
“Do not panic; it is not the end of the world, and we can easily resolve this.”
Chinese speakers often use 'da bu liao' to comfort family members, signaling that no matter how intimidating authorities seem, rational explanation will prevail.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at worst; in the worst-case scenario
Used spokenly before an extreme contingency to convey resilience or downplay stakes.
explain clearly; clarify
A very common verb-resultative compound used when resolving misunderstandings.
Emphasizes that the suggested solution is obvious and self-evident, intended to soothe.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come with me to the Public Security Bureau and explain everything clearly!”
“This case should be handed over to the police.”
“Should we report this to the police and ask for backup?”
“Have you informed the Public Security Bureau of this?”
“Or we'll call the police.”
“Complaints like that are for the Ministry of Labor, not Police.”