就别藏着掖着了
“from me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们两个
“Don't hide”
就别 藏着掖着 了
“from me.”
你给我说句实话
“Tell me the truth.”
“Stop playing games with me and tell me the whole truth.”
While Chinese interpersonal communication often favors indirectness, close ties or high-stakes disputes frequently produce demands to drop polite façades and reveal the real truth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hide; to be secretive; to hold back secrets
A vivid colloquial idiom frequently used when urging someone to be forthright rather than secretive.
Functions as a change-of-state particle urging the listener to cease their current behavior of concealing things.