她啥人你还不知道
“You know how she is.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“You didn't want to see her. I just covered for you.”
她啥人 你还不知道
“You know how she is.”
不说你去宁州了
“If I didn't say you went to Ningzhou,”
“You know how impossible she is, so don't blame me for covering for you.”
Close friends or associates in China often step in to shield each other from unwanted encounters, taking on the burden of social friction to maintain face for the person avoiding the conflict.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you know very well what kind of person they are
A colloquial rhetorical pattern used to evoke shared consensus about someone's notorious traits or character.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't know anything, yet you're blaming me.”
“And I know him very well.”
“Don't you know what kind of person she is?”
“She's your best friend. How could you not know?”
“You know nothing, don't tell anyone,”
“I don't even know who that is.”
“So you didn't know”
“He had no idea.”