那你这朋友可够厉害的
“Your friend must be pretty capable.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
找了一个朋友帮忙
“I asked a friend for help.”
那你这 朋友 可 够厉害的
“Your friend must be pretty capable.”
那他们呢
“Where are they?”
“You have some seriously powerful connections.”
Having friends who can solve tricky problems or pull strings is regarded in Chinese social dynamics as a clear sign of prestige and resourceful social capital.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite formidable; seriously impressive
The pattern '可够...的' acts as an intensifier, emphasizing an exceptional degree of a trait.
Functions in '可够...的' to complete the evaluative predicate and soften the assertion.