那会儿我笨手笨脚的
“I was quite clumsy back then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对啊
“Yes.”
那会儿 我 笨手笨脚 的
“I was quite clumsy back then.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often downplay their past or present abilities to make others feel comfortable and to project modesty, paving the way to compliment the other person.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back then; at that time
A common colloquial Northern expression used to refer back to a past period or stage in life.
clumsy; all thumbs
A vivid four-character idiom describing someone who lacks physical dexterity or makes rookie mistakes.
Functions as a nominalizer/marker of past certainty, emphasizing the speaker's state during that period.
