当真？ 你害死刘甲
“Really? You killed Liu Jia.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你若实在害怕 就随我们回内谒局 保你平安
“If you're truly scared, come back with us to the Palace Investigation Bureau. We'll keep you safe.”
当真 ？ 你 害死 刘甲
“Really? You killed Liu Jia.”
“That's enough to rot in our prison for the rest of your life.”
“Do you seriously think you can lie your way out of a murder rap?”
Interrogators in traditional and modern legal contexts break down suspects by contrasting harsh penalties with rhetorical skepticism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really? / truly?
Used as an abrupt, incredulous rhetorical question in spoken Chinese.
to cause someone's death / to murder indirectly or directly
A causative verb complement indicating fatal harm.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Liu Jia being picked to test it wasn't a coincidence.”
“Are your questions related to Liu Qiang's death? No, just curious.”
“really isn't dead? H-He's really not dead? He's alive.”
“Someone might actually want to kill you.”
“Honestly, I'm so fed up!”
“-What? -Really? Really. I've seen that man. It truly is him.”