我该如何收手
“How can I stop?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
收手
“Stop?”
我 该如何 收手
“How can I stop?”
这世上
“Who has cared about me”
“It is far too late for me to back down now.”
In Chinese narrative ethics, characters who embroil themselves in deep conflict often find it impossible to '收手' (withdraw their hands) due to accumulated stakes and loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wash one's hands of something; to stop wrongdoing
Commonly used when urging someone to cease dangerous, illicit, or harmful activities before it's too late.
how; in what way
A formal and classical interrogative equivalent to the spoken '怎么'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I stopped in time. Understood.”
“Why couldn't he fight back?”
“Because you pulled back in time.”
“Stop now. Don't make any more mistakes.”
“that how Yingying will end this mess.”
“Why are you fighting?”