后来他被关起来
“Later, he was locked up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
后来 他 被关起来
“Later, he was locked up.”
“Then those people came and smashed the house.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the historical or narrative trope where losing a protector figure immediately exposes weak dependents to violent retaliation or pillaging.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lock up or imprison
A common colloquial passive construction often paired with '被' to describe someone being detained, locked indoors, or caged.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Then we were locked up.”
“Then she was severely beaten.”
“and keep him locked away here.”
“Later, to treat his illness,”
“it will bring him ruin again.”
“How come you are also locked up here?”