那要今年要再考不上的话 你怎么打算
“If he doesn't pass this year, what's your plan?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What's the deal with him? This is his third year taking the exam, right?”
那要今年要 再考不上 的话 你 怎么打算
“If he doesn't pass this year, what's your plan?”
“Xiaoya's already here. Let's hurry. Why are you avoiding the question?”
“You need to be realistic and figure out what to do if you fail again.”
Retaking critical exams multiple times is common in China, but repeated failures create heavy domestic and social pressure to find an exit strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fail to pass the entrance exam / fail to get admitted
A common potential complement indicating inability to achieve the score required for admission.
what are your plans? / what do you intend to do?
Used colloquially to ask about someone's future intentions or countermeasures.
Marks the preceding clause as a conditional hypothesis ('if').
