那胳膊也废了
“Yonghui's arm is still useless.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他赔了钱
“Even if we did find him and he paid up,”
那胳膊也废了
“Yonghui's arm is still useless.”
我现在最愁的
“What worries me most now is how he'll manage his life.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Colloquial Chinese often uses raw, direct terms like 'ruined' ('fei le') to emphasize genuine hardship and elicit shared emotional resonance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ruined; disabled; useless
Used colloquially for body parts, machines, or plans that have been rendered permanently useless or damaged beyond repair.
Indicates a completed change of state, stressing that the arm is now permanently incapacitated.