师兄 你清瘦了不少
“Xu, you've grown much thinner.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
别来无恙
“long time no see.”
师兄 你 清瘦了不少
“Xu, you've grown much thinner.”
“How are things in the army? Rest easy, General. All is well. In three days, we'll reach Nandu.”
“You look like you have been through immense hardship and suffering; it pains me to see you like this.”
Commenting on someone becoming 'lean' or 'thinner' upon reunion is a traditional, polite way to express deep care and acknowledge their unseen sacrifices.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lean and delicate; thinned down
A polite, literary way to describe someone becoming noticeably thinner, often associated with asceticism or suffering.
quite a bit; considerably
Placed after verbs or adjectives to denote a noticeable change in degree.
Indicates a completed change of state regarding the listener's physical appearance.
