比我在的时候厉害多了
“Much better than when I am around.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小心烫
“Be careful, it's hot.”
比 我在 的时候 厉害多了
“Much better than when I am around.”
殿下是我的
“Your Highness, you are my...”
“Look at you now, doing even better than back when I was taking care of things.”
Complimenting someone by contrasting their current excellence with one's own past performance is a classic Chinese way of showing closeness without sounding overly formal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
much more impressive; far better
A common spoken comparison structure 'Adjective + 多了' indicating a significant degree of difference.
when (one) was around / present
Refers to a specific past period of presence or service in a particular role or place.
Indicates a newly emerged state or noticeable degree of change compared to the past.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“feel way stronger than mine?”
“If you are better than me,”
“...is much stronger than ours.”
“Turns out I'm really good.”
“I'd have outshone all my brothers.”
“you're much better than those three.”