看也看不住 拴也拴不住 拦也拦不住
“I can't monitor you all the time. I can't chain you to a post. I can't stop you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就让我跟你冉叔叔 和你一起查这个案子
“Maybe you, Uncle Ran, and I can investigate this case together.”
看也 看不住 拴也 拴不住 拦也 拦不住
“I can't monitor you all the time. I can't chain you to a post. I can't stop you.”
我一出门 你就往元龙里跑
“Whenever I go out, you sneak into Yuanlongli.”
“You are completely out of control and impossible to manage.”
In Chinese relationships, repetitive hyperbolic complaints like 'tying someone down' often express deep protective concern disguised as irritation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to keep under watch
Use the repetitive pattern 'Verb + 也 + Verb + 不住' to emphasize the total inability to restrain someone or something.
impossible to stop or hold back
Commonly used to describe an extremely headstrong person pursuing an action despite all warnings.
