却也还是很辛苦吧?
“but it must still be hard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“His Majesty allowed you to go out openly and treat patients,”
却也还 是 很 辛苦 吧 ?
“but it must still be hard.”
“I'm still just a woman technician. His Majesty gave the order,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Recognizing another's hardship is an essential relational courtesy in Chinese culture to foster emotional closeness and solidarity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
very hard; grueling; exhausting
Standard phrase to acknowledge and show appreciation for someone's physical or emotional toil.
Softens the inquiry into a sympathetic guess, inviting the listener to share their feelings.