我小时候就很喜欢他
“I liked him when I was little.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“No, no, no. We started seeing each other only after he came back.”
我 小时候就很喜欢 他
“I liked him when I was little.”
其实凌霄 他也很喜欢你呀 我记得以前放暑假
“Actually, Ling Xiao liked you as well. I remember during summer holidays,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese romance culture, shared childhood history and enduring feelings are celebrated as exceptionally pure, fate-driven, and romantic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in childhood; when one was little
A very common time phrase used to introduce childhood memories or long-held habits.
already liked / have liked for a long time
The adverb emphasizes an early onset or long duration of an emotional state.