你什么都不知道 跟谁都不要说
“You know nothing, don't tell anyone,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
快去叫太医
“Quickly, call the imperial physician.”
你 什么都不知道 跟谁都 不要说
“You know nothing, don't tell anyone,”
什么都别说
“don't say anything.”
“Keep your mouth shut if you want to stay alive; act like you saw nothing.”
In dangerous political or hierarchical environments, pretending not to notice dangerous truths is an essential survival strategy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know absolutely nothing
A common structure using an interrogative pronoun with 都 to express complete negation or total innocence.
do not tell anyone
An imperative warning used to instruct someone to maintain absolute secrecy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't have to pretend you don't know anything, right?”
“You won't extract anything about Gao Qiqiang from me.”
“I don't know anything. Yu Qingtian.”
“Just pretend you know nothing.”
“Don't know? Aren't you my best friend? Why wouldn't you know?”
“Besides, I don't even see your dog. Stop pretending! You kicked my dog before.”
“You have no idea what I've done.”
“you really don't know anything?”
“What do you want? I don't even know anything.”
“You know what, my mom likes you a lot. She even wants”
“and I really don't know what you like. I hope you don't mind?”
“You have no idea how badly they were bullied and humiliated.”
“I know nothing at all.”
“I really don't know what you're after in Shanghai.”
“No one else knows. Do not tell anyone.”
“Whatever I ask, you don't know. Do you work here?”
“I don't even know who you are.”
“I don't know anything. I'll get back to work now.”
“You know how she is.”
“You don't know what I asked you.”
“I don't know anything! Let's see…”
“Even you don't know. How would I know?”
“Who told you to play dumb?”
“I know nothing, Aunt.”
“People would think you're reasonable and kind-hearted.”
“I don't know anything.”
“I know you well. Tell me. What is it?”
“He had no idea.”
“- What did you say? - That you don't know what to say. Mmm! Blabbermouth!”