你是开玩笑的 还是认真的啊？
“Were you joking, or were you serious?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Just an ordinary hunter, no flower on my forehead. What's wrong?”
你是 开玩笑的 还 是认真的 啊？
“Were you joking, or were you serious?”
直到寄灵被小唯重伤
“Not until Xiaowei gravely wounded Ji Ling”
“Please tell me you are joking, because that sounds crazy.”
Asking whether someone is joking allows speakers to verify uncomfortable truths while leaving room for the other person to walk back an outrageous claim.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to joke / to make fun
A highly frequent colloquial expression used to denote jesting or not taking things seriously.
serious / in earnest
Used to confirm if someone genuinely means what they say or do.
or (in alternative questions)
Essential connective structure 'A 还是 B' used to present two mutually exclusive options in a question.
Softens the inquiry while expressing emotional bewilderment or urgency for an answer.
