险些要了你的命
“nearly cost you your life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这一刀
“This stab wound”
险些 要了 你的命
“nearly cost you your life.”
“Why did you shield that little brat?”
“You almost died, and seeing you disregard your own safety terrifies and infuriates me.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, deep concern and affection in moments of danger are frequently expressed through stern rebuke rather than tender comfort.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nearly; almost
Commonly used in spoken and written Chinese to emphasize that a negative outcome was narrowly avoided.
took your life; killed you
An emphatic, visceral idiom used when describing extreme danger or lethal harm.