你有几成把握 戚严肮脏的心思
“How certain are you? Qi Yan's filthy intention is just”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他会去找周瑾
“He will go look for Zhou Jin.”
你有 几成把握 戚严肮脏的 心思
“How certain are you? Qi Yan's filthy intention is just”
“to torture me to death in front of Zhou Jin.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers commonly measure probability in units of 'cheng' (成), where one cheng equals ten percent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how confident are you / what are the chances of success
Literally 'how many tenths of certainty'; standard spoken idiom for asking the estimated percentage of success.
dirty schemes / vile intentions
Used to describe hidden, unethical motives or malicious plots.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how confident are you about it?”
“I would never act on something uncertain.”
“I'm really not sure that I'd have the heart to leave him.”
“Don't worry. I have a hunch.”
“Actually, I was only 10% sure we could win just now.”
“First year, money back. Second year, double.”