他先动的手 他们都看见了 你们能作做证吧
“He started it first. They all saw what happened. Can you testify?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
打坏了怎么办
“What if he beat him to death?”
他 先动的手 他们 都看见了 你们能作做证吧
“He started it first. They all saw what happened. Can you testify?”
对对对 就是他 就是他先动的手 都给我闭嘴
“Yes, that's him. He started it. Shut up!”
“You all saw he attacked me first—back me up so I don't take the blame!”
In Chinese legal mediation and conflict resolution, determining who struck the first blow is pivotal in assigning civil liability and administrative fault.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
struck the first blow / started physical violence
A standard spoken idiom for initiating a physical fight or altercation.
bear witness / testify
Used in both formal legal contexts and everyday disputes when calling upon bystanders to corroborate facts.
Softens the plea into an expectant prompt, nudging bystanders to agree and confirm.
