高莹都走了二十多年了
“Gao Ying has been gone for over 20 years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
公事
“Official business?”
高莹 都走了二十多年了
“Gao Ying has been gone for over 20 years.”
就算是公事
“Even if it's official business, it should be settled by now.”
“Stop pretending this is just official business when it clearly relates to someone who has been gone for twenty years.”
Chinese speakers frequently use softer terms like 'left' instead of directly stating someone died, maintaining decorum and emotional cushioning.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already; emphasizing the extent of time or degree
Used to express that an action or time period has progressed significantly, often implying that something should have changed or stopped.
passed away; departed
A widely used euphemism in Chinese to refer to someone's death, though it can also mean left or departed depending on context.
Marks a change of state and emphasizes the prolonged duration of over twenty years.
