忽然闯进来一个大官
“a high-ranking official suddenly barged in.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们在审我的时候
“While you were questioning me,”
忽然 闯进来 一个大官
“a high-ranking official suddenly barged in.”
我怕他…
“I was afraid of him.”
“Someone powerful suddenly burst in, and it completely rattled me.”
In traditional Chinese society, commoners harbored deep dread and respect toward high-ranking officials (da guan), whose sudden arrival carried enormous legal and personal peril.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
suddenly; unexpectedly
Used as an adverb before a verb phrase to indicate a sudden, unforeseen occurrence.
barge in; burst in
A directional complement phrase expressing reckless, uninvited, or sudden entrance.
high-ranking official
A colloquial term referring to someone holding considerable political or bureaucratic power.