我跟你说现在八九不离十他就是
“I'm telling you, ten to one, he is.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是不怀疑这黑衣人是程恳
“we doubt the man in black is Cheng Ken?”
我跟你说 现在 八九不离十 他就是
“I'm telling you, ten to one, he is.”
我还是觉得 程恳不是来找吕德利买毒品的
“I still feel like Cheng Ken didn't come to buy drugs from Lv Deli.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often rely on numerical idioms like '八九不离十' rather than abstract percentages to sound persuasive and grounded in natural speech.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost certain / ninety-nine percent sure / pretty close
A very common colloquial four-character idiom used to express high statistical probability or certainty.
let me tell you / listen to me
An attention-grabbing discourse marker used before making a definitive point or sharing an opinion.
