虽然他平时看起来有些不靠谱
“Although he usually seems a bit unreliable,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你相信他吗
“do you believe in him?”
虽然他平时 看起来 有些 不靠谱
“Although he usually seems a bit unreliable,”
但是我相信他
“I believe in him.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Acknowledging flaws upfront is a common Chinese rhetorical strategy to demonstrate objectivity and enhance the credibility of one's defense of a friend.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
usually; ordinarily; in normal times
Used as a time adverbial to contrast typical everyday behavior with special or critical moments.
unreliable; flaky; eccentric
Extremely common colloquial Mandarin expression for describing an untrustworthy, erratic, or impractical person or plan.
