生父生母还在
“both her parents are still alive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
生父生母还在
“both her parents are still alive.”
您说说
“Tell me,”
“Look how fortunate he is to still have both parents around.”
In traditional Chinese culture, having both aging parents alive and healthy when one is in middle age is considered a supreme sign of good fortune and filial blessing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
biological father and mother
Used in spoken or written Chinese to distinguish biological parents from adoptive or foster parents.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“His own father isn't even anxious.”
“If your parents and relatives are gone,”
“was not the child's biological father,”
“Are your parents and other relatives still alive?”
“and my parents were gone.”
“to the public.”