你到底还要隐瞒到什么时候
“How long are you going to keep hiding it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们的事我都知道了
“I know everything about you two.”
你到底 还要 隐瞒 到 什么时候
“How long are you going to keep hiding it?”
“I don't know what you're talking about. You were almost dead.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While Chinese interpersonal communication usually favors indirectness to preserve harmony, direct rhetorical interrogation with '到底' is used during severe crises when deception endangers lives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on earth; after all; in the end
Placed before a verb or question phrase to add urgency, exasperation, or pressure for a definite answer.
conceal; hide the truth
Used transitively or intransitively when deliberately withholding facts from someone.
until when; how much longer
A standard temporal question pattern expressing impatience with an ongoing, unwanted state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how long were you planning to keep this from me?”
“How much longer are you going to hide it from me?”
“...how could he hide for so long?”
“those fake IDs can keep him hidden for a while. Why are we so sure he's here?”
“When exactly will you tell her the truth?”