可是你心里 已经怀疑他了不是吗
“But you've long suspected him in your heart, haven't you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
暂未可知
“That remains uncertain.”
可是 你 心里 已经 怀疑他 了 不是吗
“But you've long suspected him in your heart, haven't you?”
我就说 以傅海廉之精明
“I knew it. As shrewd as Fu Hailian is,”
“Stop pretending to be neutral; we both know you already think he is guilty.”
Chinese interpersonal communication often involves reading unspoken intentions, where partners directly call out what the other truly feels despite diplomatic wording.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in one's heart; inwardly; deep down
Commonly used to describe private thoughts, true feelings, or unexpressed doubts.
isn't that so; haven't you
A tag question placed at the end of a sentence to seek confirmation or press a point.
Indicates a completed change of state, showing that the doubt has already formed.
Forms the tag question expecting the interlocutor to agree with the assertion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But since you already suspected me,”
“You've been suspecting me all along, haven't you?”
“So you suspected him that early on?”