犯了什么事啊 坐牢
“had done that got her into prison?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这孩子他妈
“what his mother”
犯了什么事 啊 坐牢
“had done that got her into prison?”
他妈妈 是我在深圳美容院 做店长的时候
“His mother worked for me when I was a store manager”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Close acquaintances in China often ask surprisingly blunt, direct questions about taboo topics like incarceration when exchanging personal updates in private.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what trouble did they get into; what crime was committed
A colloquial way to ask about someone's wrongdoing or legal offense.
to serve time in prison; to be imprisoned
The standard colloquial term for serving a prison sentence.
Softens the direct question while signaling genuine shock and engagement.
