今天还真没吓唬住你
“I really didn't scare you today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
徐胜利就是我兄弟
“Xu Shengli is my bro!”
今天 还真 没吓唬住 你
“I really didn't scare you today.”
他今天要是死了
“If he had died today,”
“You have guts, but don't think this means you're safe.”
In confrontational Chinese street or business disputes, rivals frequently test each other's psychological limits before deciding whether to escalate further.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really did not / actually failed to
Used to express genuine surprise when an expected outcome fails to happen.
successfully intimidate / scare into submission
A resultative verbal compound where '住' denotes immobilizing or subduing the target through fear.