要不然定不会 那么顺利地拿下他们
“Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken them so easily.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Luckily, by my side are you and Jiang Ai.”
要不然 定 不会 那么顺利地 拿下 他们
“Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken them so easily.”
“Thanks to your sound planning, Simu.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese teamwork and camaraderie ethics, explicitly attributing success to the presence and support of comrades strengthens mutual bond and military or organizational solidarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise; or else
Used to introduce a hypothetical negative consequence that would have occurred without a preceding condition.
to capture; to take down; to secure
Can refer literally to capturing enemies in battle, or metaphorically to winning a client or sealing a contract.