不至于吧 至于
“Come on. I am.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你都过敏了
“seafood-flavored instant noodles?”
不至于吧 至于
“Come on. I am.”
没来得及告诉你
“I just didn't get a chance to tell you.”
“Don't downplay this—it really is that serious.”
Chinese speakers often default to '不至于' to downplay alarm, so a sharp, one-word rejoinder like '至于' signals immediate, non-negotiable seriousness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it can't be that bad, right? / surely not?
A highly colloquial conversational marker used to express skepticism about an exaggerated claim or outcome.
it definitely is / it reaches that point
Used as an abrupt, emphatic confirmation in response to '不至于'.
Softens the initial doubt into an open rhetorical inquiry before immediate contradiction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's not that bad. You're not allowed to go.”
“Probably not. Maybe they just think you're pretty.”
“That bad? Even small amounts wasted add up.”
“I don't think so.”
“Is it appropriate? It's fine.”
“It's really not a big deal. There's no talk of disappointment here.”