自幼体弱多病
“has always been frail”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我家幼子
“My young boy”
自幼 体弱多病
“has always been frail”
常年需要服药 几个月前 又添了一种怪病
“and takes medicine all year round. A few months ago, he developed another strange disease”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, discussing a child's chronic frailty carries deep emotional weight, often serving as an appeal for sympathy or medical intervention.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since childhood; from an early age
A formal and literary way to say 'since youth', often used in narrative backgrounds or personal histories.
physically weak and prone to illness; frail
A standard four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe chronic poor health or a weak constitution.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He was born weak”
“was weak since childhood.”
“I've always been frail and sick, taking medicine daily.”
“sick, disabled, and frail.”