是拿你的家人 威胁你了吗
“threaten you with your family?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
唐小龙
“Did Tang Xiaolong”
是拿你的 家人 威胁你 了吗
“threaten you with your family?”
别替我找借口了
“Stop making excuses for me.”
“Tell me they forced your hand so I can understand why you did this.”
In Chinese society, familial welfare is paramount; threats to family members are recognized as an overwhelming form of coercion that can break personal ethical barriers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to threaten or intimidate
Can function both as a verb and a noun in formal and conversational contexts.
to use ... as leverage to threaten someone
A foundational syntactic structure for describing blackmail, extortion, or coercion.
Marks a standard yes-no question seeking factual confirmation.