你不必都陈述得如此细致
“No need to state everything in such detail.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这如何理京兆府诸事 安京城四方之治安
“couldn't manage the affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture and secure the peace throughout the capital well.”
你 不必 都陈述得如此细致
“No need to state everything in such detail.”
“I'm just worried I might not convey it clearly. Don't interrupt.”
“Get to the point; you are including too much unnecessary detail.”
In Chinese bureaucratic interactions, superiors often signal impatience politely by using softer phrasing like 'need not' rather than blunt commands to cut to the chase.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
need not / do not have to
A formal, polite alternative to '不用', frequently used in professional or administrative instructions.
in such meticulous detail
Used in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe an action performed with extreme thoroughness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't have to change the subject.”
“You don't need to know more details.”
“You don't have to be like this.”
“Don't put it so grandly.”
“I didn't need to tell you this much.”
“Fake memories don't have that many details.”