- 你说什么？ - 我说的都是真的
“- What did you just say? - I'm telling the truth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们就把尸体连同车子一起抢走了
“they snatched it and took my car.”
- 你说什么 ？ - 我说的都是真的
“- What did you just say? - I'm telling the truth.”
“Look at this. My head has been thrashed badly.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese narrative disputes, directly affirming truthfulness with '说的都是真的' often immediately precedes offering physical evidence to establish credibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what did you say / pardon
Can indicate genuine mishearing, but often used to signal disbelief or shock at a preceding statement.
what one says is true
A standard construction used to defend one's honesty when facing suspicion or disbelief.
Emphasizes the factual certainty and descriptive truth of the preceding assertion.
