因为这个人坏得很
“Because this guy is really bad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你为什么要招惹江寒声
“Why did you mess with Jiang Hansheng?”
因为 这个人 坏得很
“Because this guy is really bad.”
他坏得很
“He's very bad!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Calling someone 'bad' in spoken Chinese directly attacks their moral baseline (renpin), which is considered the ultimate justification for cutting ties or engaging in conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
extremely bad / very evil
A colloquial degree construction ('adjective + 得很') used to express strong, unequivocal condemnation.
to provoke / to mess with
Refers to inviting trouble by picking a fight with or annoying an influential or dangerous individual.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He's not a great guy,”
“but how bad they can be in bad times.”
“it must be someone he deeply despised.”
“This heartless guy.”
“I'm just a bad-tempered father who's not worth sharing his thoughts with.”
“If I were really a bad guy,”