这个我说不好
“I can't say for sure.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Given what you knew, did Song Ying seem like someone who'd commit suicide?”
这个 我说不好
“I can't say for sure.”
那他们之间有矛盾吗
“Were there conflicts between them?”
“It is hard to tell, and I do not want to be held responsible for guessing.”
Chinese speakers frequently use phrases like '说不好' to avoid taking a definitive stance on sensitive matters, preserving interpersonal neutrality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hard to say; cannot tell for sure
A very common hedging formula used when you lack certainty or wish to avoid making a definitive statement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[inhales deeply] Well, I… couldn't possibly say.”
“I can't say for sure either.”
“Whether they do, I can't really say But when I'm performing”
“We don't know about that.”