跟咱家小辉一样大
“same age as our Hui.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那孩子属龙
“He was born in the Year of the Dragon,”
跟 咱家 小辉 一样大
“same age as our Hui.”
“Okay. Whatever you say. I'll get...”
“Since this kid is the same age as our child, let's treat him warmly and give him what he needs.”
Chinese speakers often invoke affection for their own children ('咱家小辉') to evoke sympathy and generosity toward an outside child of the same age.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the same age as...
A standard spoken pattern to express that two people are identical in age.
our family / our
An intimate, colloquial pronoun emphasizing shared family membership.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She's only two or three years older than Hui.”
“Hui is such a good kid,”
“- You know? - Hui is so disappointing.”
“If I spend more time with Hui every day,”
“What did you and Hui do?”
“Yonghui won't make it.”