你就没有要放弃嘛
“You've never given up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我现在该怎么做
“Then what should I do now?”
你就没有要放弃嘛
“You've never given up.”
早就这样觉得了
“I knew it.”
“You and I both know you're not actually going to quit, so stop pretending.”
Rather than issuing a direct command not to quit, Chinese speakers often point out the listener's inherent determination as an established fact to rebuild confidence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do not intend to / not planning to
A highly colloquial, natural Taiwanese Mandarin structure expressing lack of intention.
to give up / to abandon
A fundamental verb for quitting goals, efforts, or relationships.
Appeals to common sense or mutual agreement, highlighting an obvious or expected truth.