重则 什么事情都做得出来
“At the worst, they could do anything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“At the least, they will cause trouble and threaten you.”
重则 什么事情 都 做得出来
“At the worst, they could do anything.”
“I mean, do what you have to do.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A classical four-character rhetorical framing device used in spoken and written Chinese to systematically outline best-case versus worst-case negative risks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at worst / in severe cases
Often paired with '轻则' (at least / in mild cases) to present a spectrum of negative consequences.
capable of doing (something unscrupulous)
A potential complement structure almost always used negatively to describe someone lacking moral bottom lines.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“There are quite a few things I can do.”
“True. So I'll do anything.”
“he would be capable of anything.”