命运真是捉弄人啊
“Fate really plays tricks on people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我都闻到了
“Even I can tell.”
命运 真是 捉弄人 啊
“Fate really plays tricks on people.”
“(Yunxi Zhenjiu Wine) We've avoided each other for years.”
“I cannot believe we ended up back together after running away from each other for so long.”
Attributing emotional reunions or hardships to fate allows speakers to express deep vulnerability without directly blaming either party.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play tricks on someone; to make a fool of someone
Commonly paired with abstract nouns like fate or timing to express ironic misfortune.
destiny; fate
Used in spoken Chinese to refer broadly to life's unpredictable trajectory.
Adds an exclamatory, contemplative sigh to express deep emotional resonance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Fate always plays tricks on us.”
“Destiny loves to play tricks.”
“(But fate often plays tricks.)”
“Fate does play tricks.”