认识的他 他那个时候就特别爱赌博
“I met him during a card game with friends. He was gambling heavily back then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就大概是六七年前的时候 我跟我朋友打牌的时候
“About six or seven years back, I met him during a card game with friends.”
认识 的他 他 那个 时候就 特别爱赌博
“I met him during a card game with friends. He was gambling heavily back then.”
哪儿有牌局哪儿就有他
“He'd show up in every card game.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Playing cards or mahjong is a common social pastime in China, but chronic gambling (赌博) carries strong negative social stigma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at that time / back then
A very common conversational marker used to anchor a narrative in a specific past period.
be especially fond of / have a huge penchant for
Used colloquially before a verb or hobby to describe a strong, habitual inclination.