师父 你觉得报警那人有问题
“Master, do you think that caller is suspicious?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们现在得过去一趟
“We need to go there now.”
师父 你觉得 报警 那人 有问题
“Master, do you think that caller is suspicious?”
不好说
“Hard to tell.”
“You suspect the caller is lying or involved, right?”
In Chinese law enforcement and skilled trades, younger recruits address veteran officers as 'Shifu' (master/mentor) to show deference and build a close personal apprenticeship bond.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be fishy, suspicious, or problematic
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to suggest that a person or situation seems doubtful, irregular, or shady.
the person who called the police / the caller
A natural spoken collocation combining a verbal phrase with '那人' to refer to a specific individual.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll have Mentor contact the police station. No need.”
“Who told you to call the police?”
“- [netizen 11] Did anyone call the police? - [netizen 12] He's a cop himself.”
“Why would you mention the police report?”
“Look at you. Why would you mention the police report?”
“Report it? Do you have any proof?”