大晚上的不要吓人
“(Xiaoxi) (Don't scare me at night.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
潜入家里 躲在了床底下
“(He snuck into her home and hid under her bed.)”
大晚上的 不要吓人
“(Xiaoxi) (Don't scare me at night.)”
只有惊吓
“(That's pure fright.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Prefacing a reprimand with phrases like '大晚上的' (late at night) or '大清早的' (early in the morning) is a classic spoken strategy in Chinese to justify annoyance by pointing out the unsuitability of the timing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the dead of night; late at night
Common spoken prefix used to highlight that an action is inappropriate given the late hour.
scare people; frightening
Colloquial verb-object chunk used as an adjective or verb to describe something creepy or startling.
