我就百思不得其解
“I just can't wrap my head around it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说我说得对不
“Am I right?”
我就 百思不得其解
“I just can't wrap my head around it.”
你说
“Tell me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Native Chinese speakers frequently pepper casual conversations with set four-character idioms (chengyu) to add dramatic emphasis to their thoughts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
remain perplexed despite much thought; cannot figure it out
A very common four-character idiom used in both spoken and written Chinese to emphasize deep bewilderment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“truly cannot understand it.”
“I just don't understand.”
“truly cannot make sense of it.”
“That's what I can't figure out.”