我…我都不知道 你少装糊涂
“I have no idea either. Don't play dumb.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是啊
“Right?”
我… 我都不知道 你少装 糊涂
“I have no idea either. Don't play dumb.”
这样 你帮我拿着这个帽子
“You know what? Take… Take the helmet for me.”
“Don't insult my intelligence; you know exactly what is going on.”
Playing dumb is a classic Chinese conflict avoidance strategy; calling it out directly ('少装糊涂') escalates confrontation and strips away plausible deniability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
stop playing dumb; don't feign ignorance
Use '少 + verb' to tell someone to stop doing an annoying or disingenuous behavior in colloquial Mandarin.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Honestly, I don't even know what to say to you anymore.”
“You don't have to pretend you don't know anything, right?”
“I didn't know that. I even scolded you.”
“Besides, I don't even see your dog. Stop pretending! You kicked my dog before.”
“I just don't know. I don't care what you say.”
“I... I don't know what to say.”
“I-I really don't know about him.”
“I... I really don't know.”
“Director Li, what photo? I have no idea. Stop pretending.”
“I... I don't know.”
“I don't know anything! Let's see…”
“I don't know. I truly don't know.”
“I… I don't even know how to say this.”
“I... I don't know.”
“I… I really don't know about this. I truly don't know!”