八九不离十吧
“It's almost a done deal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Judging by your look, it's in the bag.”
八九不离十 吧
“It's almost a done deal.”
你快尝尝 怎么样
“Have a taste. How is it?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often temper high confidence with hedging idioms like '八九不离十' and particle '吧' to avoid appearing overly boastful before final confirmation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost certain / pretty close to the mark
An idiomatic phrase used to express that an outcome is virtually guaranteed or highly likely.
Softens the assertion into a mild estimation rather than an overly absolute claim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It's from the herdsmen. It's pretty reliable. Han,”
“those workers were very likely refugees. You two thought of the same thing.”
“Nothing was supposed to go wrong.”