How to Say ‘If beauty were a crime, you'd be serving a life sentence.’ in Traditional Chinese
如果美麗是罪，那你已經被判刑。
Phrase Breakdown
如果美麗是罪
那你已經被判刑
Word-by-Word Breakdown
如果
[rú guǒ]
if
Used to introduce a hypothetical situation or condition.
如果時間足夠，我們就去。
If we have enough time, we will go.
美麗
[měi lì]
beautiful
Having qualities that delight the senses.
這幅畫很美麗。
This painting is beautiful.
是
[shì]
is
Present tense form of 'to be', used to describe identity or state.
這是事實。
This is a fact.
罪
[zuì]
crime
An illegal act regarded as punishable by a state or authority.
謀殺是一種嚴重的罪。
Murder is a serious crime.
那
[nà]
then
Used to indicate a logical consequence or a time-based sequence.
現在還早，那再等等吧。
It's early now, so let's wait a bit longer.
你
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你有空嗎?
Do you have time?
已經
[yǐ jīng]
already
By this or that time; previously.
我已經聽說這件事情了。
I have already heard about this.
被
[bèi]
by
Indicates the agent of an action.
這篇文章是由他寫的。
This article was written by him.
判刑
[pàn xíng]
sentenced
To declare a punishment for a person found guilty.
他被判刑入獄五年。
He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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