您这打扮还挺特别的
“That's quite an outfit you're wearing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们怎么在这儿呢
“why are you here?”
您这 打扮 还挺 特别的
“That's quite an outfit you're wearing.”
干吗去了
“Where did you go?”
“You look pretty weird dressed like that.”
Chinese speakers often substitute 'special' (特别) for 'weird' or 'bizarre' (奇怪) to soften observations about personal appearance and avoid causing loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
style of dress, outfit, or getup
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to someone's overall look, costume, or grooming.
quite unique or rather unusual
A frequent polite euphemism used instead of 'strange' (奇怪) to avoid causing direct offense.
Functions as an emphatic assertion at the end of an adjective predicate, softening the critique.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“this look actually suits you.”
“you even dressed up.”
“Your outfit looks nice.”
“But you are dressed quite formally.”
“and make yourself beautiful.”
“I got dressed up specifically for you!”