你早就对她有意了
“you've been interested in her.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
至于云湘
“As for Yunxiang,”
你 早就 对她 有意 了
“you've been interested in her.”
“Do not play dumb with me, I have known all along that you like her.”
Chinese interpersonal communication often treats romantic interest as tacit (对……有意); exposing it directly is a significant move in interpersonal confrontation or teasing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be interested in her / to have feelings for her
A discreet and idiomatic way in Chinese to express romantic interest or attraction toward someone.
long ago / for a long time already
Placed before a verb phrase to emphasize that a situation or feeling has existed for a considerable amount of time.
Marks the enduring state of having developed romantic interest long ago.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“she's long been accustomed to physical contact.”
“You set this trap long ago.”
“I've thought about it for a long time.”
“for so long.”