你都已经这么大了
“You're grown up now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你同意我回去了
“you agree to let me go back?”
你都已经 这么大了
“You're grown up now.”
我扣你证件 一天两天行 能扣你一辈子吗
“I can keep your passport for a couple of days, but I can't keep you for your whole life, can I?”
“You're an adult now, so it's futile for me to try and stop you by force.”
Chinese elders often exercise prolonged control over young adults' life choices, and letting go often comes as a reluctant surrender to the reality of their age.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already so grown up / an adult now
Commonly invoked by elders either to grant autonomy reluctantly or to reprimand someone for acting immaturely.
Marks a change of state, highlighting that the listener has crossed into adulthood.