还不能下床 这会儿刚睡着
“but he still can't get out of bed. He just fell asleep.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
手术很成功
“The surgery was successful,”
还不 能下床 这会儿 刚睡着
“but he still can't get out of bed. He just fell asleep.”
那我就不进去打扰了
“Then I shall not go in and disturb him.”
“It is best not to go inside right now so you do not wake them up.”
Visiting hospitalized acquaintances is an essential social obligation in China, but considerate caretakers often use soft hints about sleep to spare vulnerable patients from tiring social interactions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
get out of bed
A standard medical and caretaking collocation referring to a patient regaining post-surgery mobility.
right now / at this moment
A highly colloquial Northern Mandarin time expression used to refer to the immediate present.
Acts as an aspect marker indicating the ongoing continuous state of being asleep.
