请你配合工作 你讲出个道理来 我配合你
“Please cooperate with my work. Be reasonable. Then I'll cooperate with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“what crime did I commit? Why did you stop me?”
请你 配合工作 你 讲出个道理 来 我 配合你
“Please cooperate with my work. Be reasonable. Then I'll cooperate with you.”
讲不出道理
“If you're unreasonable,”
“You have no right to push me around without a legitimate reason, so prove it first.”
Invoking 'reason' (道理) serves as a classic moral and rhetorical strategy in Chinese society to level the power dynamic against arbitrary authority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cooperate with official duties or work
A formal, institutional phrase frequently heard when officials or service workers request public compliance.
provide a sound explanation or justifiable reason
Commonly used in spoken Chinese when challenging someone to justify their actions or demands rationally.
