是有棘手的案子?
“Is it… a tough case?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Is something wrong at work?”
是有 棘手的案子 ?
“Is it… a tough case?”
小乔
“Qiao.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Rather than demanding an outright explanation, Chinese partners often guess specific scenarios to reduce the burden of explaining and make it easier for the other person to open up.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
thorny / troublesome / tricky
An idiomatic adjective frequently paired with problems, cases, or situations that are hard to resolve.