冉队都走了12年了
“It's been 12 years since Captain Ran passed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好快哦
“Time flies.”
冉队 都走 了12年了
“It's been 12 years since Captain Ran passed.”
你要是想查韩梓昂的案子
“If you want to look into Han Zi'ang's case,”
“It has been way too long; investigating this old case now is nearly impossible.”
In Chinese culture, speakers frequently avoid direct words for death like '死', opting instead for gentle verbs like '走' (depart/leave) out of respect and superstition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already (indicating a significant elapsed time or advanced state)
Use this structure to emphasize that an unexpected or long amount of time has already passed.
to pass away; to leave
A common polite euphemism in spoken Chinese for someone dying or passing away.
Marks a change of state and reinforces the completed duration of twelve years.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Captain Ran, look at this.”
“Captain Ran, how did you know there'd be a clue here?”
“What's Captain Ran doing?”
“Look at what she's doing to Captain Ran.”
“still mention Captain Ran's name around here?”
“And last time at the cafeteria, the line was incredibly long. After finally reaching the front, I forgot my meal card.”