这老古董都多少年了？
“This thing is so old, and it's been burned.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把这些遗物都给他寄回去 也算是落叶归根吧
“so we can send his belongings back. So he can finally rest where he belongs.”
这 老古董 都多少年了？
“This thing is so old, and it's been burned.”
还烧过
“This thing is so old, and it's been burned.”
“This thing looks ancient—how on earth has it lasted this long?”
In Chinese culture, enduring personal artifacts belonging to deceased elders are treated with deep respect and nostalgia, often framed under 'falling leaves returning to the roots' (落叶归根).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
antique; relic; old-timer
Used colloquially for very old objects, or humorously for people with old-fashioned mindsets.
how many years has it been
A standard rhetorical or literal way to express amazement at the longevity or age of something.
Indicates the continuation of an ongoing temporal state up to the present moment.
