也是合情合理的不是吗
“is only fair and proper, is it not?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我催促他们捉拿凶手
“Urging them to capture the culprit”
也是 合情合理 的 不是吗
“is only fair and proper, is it not?”
原来这是一种南赵特有的毒虫
“(So this is a poisonous insect unique to Nanzhao.)”
“You have no right to question my behavior; anyone in my position would do the same.”
Chinese social justification frequently pairs emotion/human sentiment (Qing) with rational logic/morality (Li), asserting that an action complies with both.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fair and reasonable; sensible and justifiable
A very common four-character idiom appealing to both emotional empathy (qing) and logical reason (li).
isn't it? / wouldn't you agree?
A tag question used at the end of an assertion to invite agreement or compel the listener to concede.
Forms a rhetorical question demanding consensus.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That should be reasonable but not too demanding, right?”
“Well? Isn't it reasonable? That's unreasonable.”
“are pretty reasonable.”
“It sounds perfectly reasonable.”
“And justifiable, right?”
“But you don't mind, do you? Fair point.”