他是被真正的司机啊 收买顶包的
“She said Li was paid by the real driver to take the fall.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“that Li wasn't the one actually driving.”
他是被真 正的 司机啊 收买 顶包 的
“She said Li was paid by the real driver to take the fall.”
“And she claimed the real driver was Liao Guangyong.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Dingbao is a well-known illicit tactic in legal disputes where someone takes criminal liability in exchange for financial support for their family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bribe / to buy off
Used to denote purchasing someone's cooperation through illicit financial persuasion.
to act as a scapegoat / to take the fall for someone
A highly idiomatic criminal slang term for substituting an innocent or paid party for the actual culprit.
Pauses the sentence to draw attention to the real driver before finishing the deduction.
Forms the '是...的' construction to assert categorical factual emphasis.
