How to Say ‘Right, people are more afraid of hurting relationships.’ in Traditional Chinese
對啊，大家比較怕傷感情。
duì a dà jiā bǐ jiào pà shāng gǎn qíng
[duì ah dah-jyah bee jyow pà shāng gǎnqíng]
Phrase Breakdown
對啊，
duì a
Yeah, right,
A common way to agree in conversation. 對 (duì) means 'correct'. 啊 (a) is a soft particle that makes it sound friendly.
對啊，我也這麼想。
Yeah, I think so too.
Words in this phrase
對
duì
[duì]
yes; correct
Affirmative response or agreement.
對，我要熱的豆奶。
Yes, I want hot soy milk.
啊
a
[ah]
ah; oh; sentence particle
A common particle that softens tone or adds emotion such as surprise, agreement, or friendliness.
好啊，我們下次再聊。
Sure, let's chat again next time.
大家比較怕
dà jiā bǐ jiào pà
everyone is more afraid of
大家 (dàjiā) means 'everyone'. 比較 (bǐjiào) means 'rather' or 'more'. 怕 (pà) means 'to fear'. Say it as one smooth phrase.
大家比較怕麻煩。
Everyone is more afraid of trouble.
Words in this phrase
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
everyone; everybody
Refers to a group of people you’re addressing (friends, family, coworkers). Common in greetings: 祝大家…
祝大家新年幸福，闔家團圓。
Wishing everyone a happy New Year and a reunited family.
比較
bǐ jiào
[bee jyow]
relatively; comparatively; rather
Used to compare things or say something is relatively more this or that.
這樣走比較遠，我們換路吧。
Going this way is relatively farther; let’s change routes.
怕
pà
[pà]
to be afraid of; to fear
Verb expressing fear or worry about something.
我怕遲到。
I'm afraid of being late.
傷感情。
shāng gǎn qíng
hurting relationships / feelings
A set expression meaning to damage a relationship or someone's feelings. 傷 (shāng) means 'to hurt' and 感情 (gǎnqíng) means 'feelings' or 'relationship'.
這樣說會傷感情。
Saying it like this will hurt feelings.
Words in this phrase
傷感情
shāng gǎn qíng
[shāng gǎnqíng]
to hurt feelings; damage a relationship
To harm the emotional bond between people.
為了錢吵架很傷感情。
Fighting over money really hurts relationships.
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