才发现她已经过世了
“I found out she had already passed away.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
等回去以后
“but when I got back,”
才发现她已经过世了
“I found out she had already passed away.”
就留在渭县
“So I stayed in Wei County”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, direct words for death like '死' are often avoided when discussing respected elders or loved ones, favoring delicate terms like '过世' to show respect and mitigate sorrow.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only then realized / only then found out
Used to describe a delayed realization or discovering a truth much later than expected.
to pass away
A respectful, polite euphemism for death, suitable in both formal and considerate spoken contexts.
Marks a change of state and indicates the completion of an event that alters reality.
