这娃主意正得很
“She's got a mind of her own.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Keeps everything to herself. Doesn't tell anyone anything.”
这娃 主意正得很
“She's got a mind of her own.”
“Look, right at her peak, she pulled out at the height of it all.”
“Nobody can tell them what to do; once their mind is made up, they will act independently regardless of advice.”
Having a 'firm mind' (主意正) can carry mixed connotations in Chinese culture—viewed either as self-reliance and ambition or as defying collective parental guidance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
headstrong / determined / having a mind of one's own
Colloquial Northern/Central Mandarin phrase describing someone who does not easily yield to outside opinions.
very / extremely (placed post-adjectivally with 得)
Used as an intensity complement after an adjective plus 'de'.