这一下子都长这么大了
“You've grown up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
时间过得真快
“How fast time flies!”
这 一下子 都长这么大了
“You've grown up.”
我都快认不出来了
“I can hardly recognize you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Remarking on how rapidly the younger generation grows is a common social pleasantry among Chinese adults to acknowledge the passage of time and express affection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
all of a sudden / in an instant
Used in casual speech to emphasize that an unexpected change occurred very rapidly.
grown so big / grown up so much
A staple phrase used by elders or older relatives when seeing a younger person after a long time.
Marks a completed change of state, highlighting that the child is now unexpectedly grown.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“you'd grow up so fast”
“See? She's growing up.”
“These two kids have grown up so fast.”
“He's such a big boy already. Yeah. I haven't seen him before.”
“You're grown up now.”