你是不是故意的
“Did you do that on purpose?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我帮你剪
“I'm helping you cut them.”
你 是不是 故意的
“Did you do that on purpose?”
你是不是记起我把你手指头剪破 所以报复我呢
“Did you remember I cut your finger before, so this is payback?”
“You're just pretending so you can get back at me, aren't you?”
In Chinese couples' communication, feigning blame or offense is a common strategy to build intimacy and invite sweet reassurance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
intentional; on purpose
Very frequently used in casual banter to accuse someone playfully or directly of doing something intentionally.
Affirms the descriptive property of an action as intentional.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[softly] Was it deliberately fucked up?”
“Do you not see that this was done on purpose?”
“Did we make you fail your exams on purpose?”