人死了以後
“after people die,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说
“Tell me...”
人死了以後
“after people die,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While discussing death is traditionally somewhat taboo in casual Chinese discourse, broaching it gently indicates a deep level of intimacy and trust between the speakers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
after dying; after death
Combines a past-action marker with '以後' (afterwards) to establish a temporal condition for subsequent contemplation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's dead and gone.”
“Someone's dead…”
“even unto death.”
“Someone's dead! Someone's dead!”
“A person died backstage,”
“Someone's dead! Someone's dead!”