刚才去宿舍找你 你不在
“I went to your dorm earlier, but you weren't there.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I'll come find you after I finish reading.”
刚才 去宿舍找你 你不在
“I went to your dorm earlier, but you weren't there.”
还在忙啊
“Still busy?”
“I've been looking for you; glad I finally caught you.”
In Chinese universities and work units, living in communal dormitories leads to spontaneous casual drop-ins without prior formal appointments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just now; a moment ago
Commonly placed before or right after the subject to indicate an action completed in the immediate past.
not in; absent
A concise everyday way to indicate someone is away from home, the office, or their room.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You've moved out, and I get really bored alone.”
“I'll go here to find you.”
“Worried I didn't go back to the dorm?”
“And you didn't come back. We were so worried about you.”
“I'm on my way to the hotel to find you.”
“I'm heading back to pick you up now. Change my clothes and we'll go.”