认识两三年了才开始处对象
“Look, I knew Jing for a couple of years before we started dating.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你看我跟你嫂子
“Look, I knew Jing for a couple of years before we started dating.”
认识两三年了 才开始 处对象
“Look, I knew Jing for a couple of years before we started dating.”
“You need to spend more time together to get to know each other well.”
“Don't rush into romance; take your time to truly know the person like I did.”
Traditional Chinese culture values deep mutual familiarity and vetting family backgrounds before entering a committed relationship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to date or be in a romantic relationship
A colloquial northern Chinese term for dating with the serious intention of marriage.
only then started
Used to emphasize that an action happened late or took a considerable amount of time.
Emphasizes the completion of a long duration (two or three years) before the transition occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for more than half a year to decide on our marriage. Half a year?”
“finding someone after 4 to 5 years is pretty easy.”
“What do you mean? You think I can't find a boyfriend within a year?”
“How long have you been together?”
“You're still not together?”
“We were only together for less than two months.”