还怕疼
“and afraid of pain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你胆子那么小
“You are so timid”
还怕 疼
“and afraid of pain.”
“Bullets on the battlefield have no eyes. What if you really get hurt?”
“You can barely handle basic pain, so please do not risk your life out there.”
In Chinese relationships, pointing out someone's physical vulnerabilities often reflects deep affection and protective worry rather than genuine criticism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
afraid of pain / sensitive to physical hurt
Commonly used in daily speech to describe someone with low pain tolerance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As long as I don't move, it doesn't hurt.”
“It stopped hurting a while ago.”
“Bear with it a little. It'll hurt a bit.”
“It must have hurt, right?”
“No, not at all.”
“No, not at all.”