那个叫什么夏燚的 我根本就不认识
“I don't know that person called Xia Yi at all.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I've already explained everything to Officer Li.”
那个 叫什么 夏燚 的 我 根本就不认识
“I don't know that person called Xia Yi at all.”
他就是多给了我点钱
“He just gave me some extra money”
“Leave me out of this, I have nothing to do with that person.”
In high-stakes interrogations, Chinese speakers often deliberately frame others vaguely using 'that person called...' to emphasize zero prior relationship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that person called something like...
Use this structure when feigning ignorance or genuinely having trouble recalling someone's name.
not at all / simply do not
Use to strongly emphasize a negative state or absolute denial.