我过去跟人打声招呼 有什么不妥吗
“What's wrong with me going over to greet her?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这不是你以前钦点的城主夫人吗
“the future consort of the governor you personally selected back then?”
我过去跟人 打声招呼 有什么不妥吗
“What's wrong with me going over to greet her?”
“Stop making a big deal out of a simple, harmless courtesy.”
In Chinese social interaction, maintaining surface propriety (礼数) through simple greetings is often used as a shield against accusations of ulterior motives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to say hello; to greet someone briefly
A very common colloquial phrase used when briefly dropping by to acknowledge or notify someone.
what is wrong with that; is there anything inappropriate
A polite yet firm rhetorical formula used to challenge someone's objection to an action.
Forms a rhetorical question to challenge the interlocutor's underlying suspicion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How is saying hi bothering her? You'll never end up like that.”
“Shouldn't I give them a heads-up?”
“Didn't I tell you? Don't greet me in public.”
“Didn't I tell you greetings aren't needed on special occasions?”
“Don't ever do something like this again without warning us.”