What Does "到底是怎么回事" (dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì) Mean?

dào到dǐ底shì是zěn怎me么huí回shì事

What really happened?

HSK Vocabulary

到底H4 是H1 怎么H1 回H1 事H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E15

Clip Timestamp

25:09

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	可为何跟李大人说的又不一样	kě wèi hé gēn lǐ dà rén shuō de yòu bù yí yàng	But why is it different from what Lord Li said?
2▶	到底是怎么回事	dào dǐ shì zěn me huí shì	What really happened?
3	怎么一个人坐在这儿	zěn me yí gè rén zuò zài zhè ér	Why are you sitting here alone?

More Clips From Episode

Total 159 clips (Page 3 of 8)

HSK 3

0:03s

谁会带一个银元宝出来吃饭

shuí huì dài yí gè yín yuán bǎo chū lái chī fànWho would carry a whole silver ingot just to pay for a meal?

HSK 2

0:03s

这么多钱哪儿来的

zhè me duō qián nǎ ér lái deWhere did you get so much money?

HSK 1

0:03s

不会又是书肆掌柜给的吧

bú huì yòu shì shū sì zhǎng guì gěi de baDon't tell me the bookshop owner gave it to you again.

HSK 3

0:03s

你让他们可怎么办呢

nǐ ràng tā men kě zěn me bàn neWhat are they supposed to do?

HSK 4

0:03s

是啊我们都没法活了

shì a wǒ men dōu méi fǎ huó le-Yeah, we can't survive this. -What are we supposed to do?

HSK 4

0:03s

连县尊的面都没见着啊

lián xiàn zūn de miàn dōu méi jiàn zhe abut didn't even get to see the Magistrate.

HSK 4

0:03s

这份钱谁给他出啊

zhè fèn qián shuí gěi tā chū awho will pay this money for him?

HSK 6

0:03s

我自己偷偷去看了就走

wǒ zì jǐ tōu tōu qù kàn le jiù zǒuI'll just sneak a look and leave.

HSK 2

0:03s

不会跟那妇人打上照面的

bú huì gēn nà fù rén dǎ shàng zhào miàn deI won't run into that woman.

HSK 5

0:03s

你去反而太招眼了

nǐ qù fǎn ér tài zhāo yǎn leYou going would attract too much attention.

HSK 7

0:03s

为何突然征这么多银子

wèi hé tū rán zhēng zhè me duō yín zisuddenly demand so much money?

HSK 7

0:03s

这又征粮又征银的

zhè yòu zhēng liáng yòu zhēng yín deRequisitioning both grain and money like this—

HSK 7

0:03s

那有可能是这县令在趁机敛财

nà yǒu kě néng shì zhè xiàn lìng zài chèn jī liǎn cáiit's possible the Magistrate here is taking the chance

HSK 6

0:03s

把这钱偷偷放赵大娘屋里

bǎ zhè qián tōu tōu fàng zhào dà niáng wū lǐSlip the money quietly into Mrs. Zhao's house.

HSK 6

0:03s

简直是把人往绝路上逼

jiǎn zhí shì bǎ rén wǎng jué lù shàng bīThey're pushing us into a dead end!

HSK 7

0:03s

肩不能扛手不能提

jiān bù néng káng shǒu bù néng tícan't carry anything or do any work,

HSK 5

0:03s

简直是坑死个人哪

jiǎn zhí shì kēng sǐ gè rén nǎThey're just a burden to everyone!

HSK 7

0:03s

老而不死是为贼

lǎo ér bù sǐ shì wéi zéi"An old man who won't die is a thief."

HSK 1

0:03s

长玉你来做什么

zhǎng yù nǐ lái zuò shén meChangyu, what are you doing here?

HSK 2

0:03s

你走吧快走

nǐ zǒu ba kuài zǒuGo. Go, quickly.