她明天到底走不走 估计不走
“Will she leave tomorrow? I don't think so.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What is that attitude? She didn't even bother to say hi.”
她明天 到底走不走 估计 不走
“Will she leave tomorrow? I don't think so.”
天哪
“My goodness!”
“I really want her gone, but unfortunately we're probably stuck with her.”
Failing to address an older peer respectfully (like not calling someone 'jiejie') violates Chinese kinship and social etiquette, causing friction in shared living spaces.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leaving or not after all
Used with 'daodi' to emphasize impatience when seeking a definitive answer.
probably / estimate
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an educated guess or expectation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Will you go or not?”
“I didn't expect to leave tomorrow”
“we might have to leave tomorrow.”
“Then if we leave tomorrow,”
“you will not be leaving today.”
“I think just to be safe, I'll leave tomorrow.”