他那性格 这几年没少遭罪
“He suffered a lot because of his arrogant character.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
孟德海 眼高于顶 他看得起谁呀
“Meng Dehai is arrogant. He doesn't think highly of anyone.”
他那性格 这几年 没少遭罪
“He suffered a lot because of his arrogant character.”
“You'd better not give him another hard time.”
“His stubbornness has already cost him dearly; have some mercy and back off.”
Chinese interpersonal rhetoric often acknowledges that rigid integrity or uncompromising pride naturally attracts institutional pushback and suffering.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not a few; quite a lot; extensively
A common double-negative used colloquially to emphasize a large quantity or high frequency.
to suffer hardships; to endure pain
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe going through difficult, grueling, or unfair trials.