长这么大就没离开过我
“He's never been away from me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他什么都不会
“He can't do anything.”
长这么大 就 没离开过 我
“He's never been away from me.”
我这辈子
“I've worked my whole life for my son.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese parents often maintain exceptionally tight bonds with adult children, frequently worrying about their survival skills in the outside world.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
having grown up this big / all one's life
Used to emphasize the entire span of someone's upbringing up to adulthood.
ever left / been separated from
Combined with '没' (méi) to indicate someone has never lived apart or separated from a guardian.