他不是那么不靠谱的人
“He's not that unreliable.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let's wait a bit longer. Lu Ming hasn't come yet.”
他 不是 那么 不靠谱 的人
“He's not that unreliable.”
“Something urgent must have come up.”
“Trust him, he wouldn't leave us hanging without a serious reason.”
Being '靠谱' (dependable) is considered one of the highest compliments in contemporary Chinese work and social ethics.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unreliable / untrustworthy / flaky
A highly frequent modern colloquial expression to describe a person or idea that cannot be depended on.
not the kind of person who is so...
A standard spoken frame used to defend someone's character against negative assumptions.
Functions in the '是...的' construction to assert and emphasize the speaker's conviction regarding a trait.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Although he usually seems a bit unreliable,”
“that DreamForge Capital is a place where dreams come true. Even so, we should make sure the projects are stable and reliable.”
“how can you be so unreliable?”
“He's not a great guy,”
“I am that irresponsible?”
“(It's not her first time being unreliable.)”