我还不至于不能自理
“I'm not completely incapable of taking care of myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我来我来我来
“Let me do it.”
我 还不 至于 不能自理
“I'm not completely incapable of taking care of myself.”
来
“Here.”
“Stop babying me; I am perfectly capable of handling this on my own.”
In close Chinese relationships, people often show affection through intense physical service, which recipients sometimes humorously push back against to preserve adult autonomy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not to the extent of; not so bad that
Use when reassuring someone that a situation is not as dire or extreme as they imagine.
unable to take care of oneself
Commonly used in medical or domestic contexts to refer to lacking basic independent daily living skills.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Considering how little you can do for yourself, it's a miracle you've made it this far.”
“They can barely take care of themselves.”
“He can't even look after himself without you.”
“You're almost a functioning adult now.”
“I seriously don't get it. They can barely take care of themselves.”
“I can't even take care of myself.”