用得着这么拐弯抹角吗 我不是这个意思
“-Why beat around the bush? -That's not what I mean. [No Smoking]”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Aren't you just trying to say that our kids have poor grades, and it doesn't matter whether they play football or not?”
用得着 这么 拐弯抹角 吗 我不是这个意思
“-Why beat around the bush? -That's not what I mean. [No Smoking]”
“[No Smoking] Then what did you mean? You just look down on”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social interactions where high-context communication dominates, conversations can become volatile when one side accuses the other of hidden malice, sparking defensive counter-accusations.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is there any need to; is it necessary
Commonly used in rhetorical questions to challenge someone's excessive or unwarranted action.
to beat around the bush; to speak in circumlocutions
A common 4-character idiom used critically when someone is not being direct.
that's not what I meant
A standard defense formula to reject someone's misinterpretation of your words.
Forms a rhetorical question conveying sharp irritation and challenge.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“just be straightforward”
“They were complicated words. I didn't understand.”
“Don't beat around the bush.”
“then there's no need to beat around the bush.”