以你为坐标 咱俩下降到 好朋友的位置了
“Based on you, we have come down to good friends,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我小哥怎么 对你态度变好了
“Why does Ziqiu become kind to you?”
以你为坐标 咱俩下降到 好朋友 的位置了
“Based on you, we have come down to good friends,”
他对我态度当然变好了
“so of course he's kind to me.”
“With you as the reference point, we've downgraded to just good friends—that's why he stopped being hostile.”
In modern Chinese families, older brothers are often wary and protective toward their younger sister's male suitors. Once it is clarified that someone is just a 'good friend', their guard drops and their attitude softens into friendly warmth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to use someone or something as a coordinate or reference point
Derived from mathematical and physics terminology, this is often used colloquially to vividly describe relative status or changes in interpersonal relationships.
to downgrade or step back to a certain stage or relationship status
Often used humorously and self-deprecatingly when romantic feelings fail to progress and the relationship drops back to just being friends.
Indicates a change of state, showing that their relationship dynamic has shifted and adjusted.
