这怎么又咳上了
“Why am I coughing again?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好端端的
“I was perfectly fine.”
这 怎么又 咳 上了
“Why am I coughing again?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese domestic life, chronic symptoms in elders or sick relatives are monitored closely, and sudden flare-ups provoke immediate familial concern.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perfectly fine; for no apparent reason
Used to describe an unexpected negative turn of events when things were previously completely normal.
started coughing
The directional complement '上' here marks the onset of an ongoing action or condition.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you coughing again?”
“Why are you coughing, Mr. Jia?”
“Don't know why it's back.”
“Why are you coughing so hard?”