我小时候就知道 自己不是他们亲生的
“I knew I was adopted since childhood.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But she had me to care for. So she never did.”
我 小时候 就知道 自己 不是 他们 亲生的
“I knew I was adopted since childhood.”
“But they always treated me well.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese culture, biological bloodlines ('亲生') carry immense symbolic weight, making the quiet acceptance of non-biological parenting a poignant emotional topic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in one's childhood / when one was young
A very common time word placed before or after the subject to introduce early-life memories.
biologically related / one's own biological child
Widely used in Chinese family discussions to distinguish between biological and adopted or step-children.
