你不说话 是承认了吗?
“You're not saying anything. Are you admitting it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不想失去姐姐
“I don't want to lose her.”
你不说 话 是 承认了吗 ?
“You're not saying anything. Are you admitting it?”
你为何给我这镯子?
“Why did you give me this bracelet?”
“Your silence proves your guilt, stop hiding it!”
In Chinese interpersonal communication, failing to defend oneself or remaining silent when challenged is often culturally interpreted as an implicit admission of guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not speaking; staying silent
Commonly used in arguments to call out someone for remaining conspicuously silent.
to admit; to confess
A standard verb used when demanding acknowledgment of a fault, mistake, or truth.
Turns the statement into a direct polar question, intensifying the confrontational demand.