他咋能这么欺负你呢
“How could he bully you like this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他 咋能这么 欺负你呢
“How could he bully you like this?”
“You don't deserve this; he crossed the line.”
In close relationships, vocalizing outrage against someone who harmed your friend validates their grievance and deepens emotional rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bully, mistreat, or take advantage of
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to describe interpersonal unfairness or emotional mistreatment.
how can/could (colloquial variant of 怎么能)
Highly colloquial Northern flavor expressing disbelief or indignation at someone's conduct.
Softens the rhetorical question while underscoring a tone of perplexity and emotional solidarity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How can you let him humiliate you like this?”
“Why pick on the kid? What's wrong?”
“what do you mean by this? They bullied you like that, and we stood up for you.”