不被警察抓到 不然你也会很麻烦的
“that he won't be caught by the police. Or you'll be in trouble too.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We must avoid getting dragged down by him. So we have to make sure”
不 被警察抓 到 不然 你 也会 很麻烦 的
“that he won't be caught by the police. Or you'll be in trouble too.”
别说这个了
“Let's not talk about this.”
“You need to make sure he stays hidden, because if he goes down, you're going down with him.”
The speaker leverages the shared responsibility and collective risk inherent in clandestine activities to ensure mutual compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be caught by the police
A standard passive structure using '被' to describe apprehension by law enforcement.
otherwise / or else
Used to introduce negative consequences that will follow if the previous condition is not met.
in serious trouble / very problematic
Frequently used as an understatement in spoken Chinese to denote severe complications or danger.
Placed at the end of the clause to add certainty and emphasize the inevitability of the negative outcome.
