我跟他呢 打小一起长大
“We grew up together.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原来都是一个厂区的
“used to work in the same factory.”
我跟他呢 打小一起长大
“We grew up together.”
处了几十年
“We've known each other for decades.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
State-owned work unit compounds (单位/厂区) in China fostered tightly knit communities where children grew up together and maintained lifelong interpersonal bonds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since childhood; from when one was little
A Northern spoken Chinese phrase synonymous with 从小, very natural in informal storytelling.
grew up together
A standard collocation used to describe lifelong friends or siblings.
Used after the topic '我跟他' to mark a pause and draw the listener's focus before delivering the key information.
