但如果凶手真的是赵森垚
“If Zhao Senyao is the murderer,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
尚不知道
“I'm not sure.”
但 如果 凶手 真的是 赵森垚
“If Zhao Senyao is the murderer,”
依你们之前所说
“then as you said before,”
“If it really is him, we have a whole new set of serious problems to address.”
In Chinese investigative narratives, conditional clauses like '但如果' are frequently used to challenge premature conclusions and unpack hidden complications.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but if
A common transitional phrase used to introduce a hypothetical counter-consideration.
murderer; killer
Used in legal, detective, or crime contexts to refer to the perpetrator of a killing.