以她的性子 这事怕是不好办了
“Given her temperament, things will be tricky.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 真追出去了？ - 是
“- She did go after him? - That's right.”
以她的性子 这事 怕是不好办了
“Given her temperament, things will be tricky.”
若是给卢正廉供出我们的机会…
“If Lu Zhenglian ends up testifying against us,”
“She will not let this go, so we have a major crisis on our hands.”
In Chinese social and political strategy, reading another person's temperament (xingzi) is considered crucial for anticipating their moves and countering them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
given someone's disposition / knowing their personality
Used to justify a prediction or caution based on someone's established personal traits.
I'm afraid that... / most likely
A polite or cautious hedge commonly used when delivering bad news or making pessimistic forecasts.
tricky to handle / difficult to manage
A standard understatement in spoken Chinese used to describe thorny problems or looming crises.
Marks a newly emerged situation or impending certainty, underscoring that the trouble has now become unavoidable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He is a bit hard to approach.”
“He suffered a lot because of his arrogant character.”
“But he's very conservative by nature”