就算我不在你身边
“even if I'm not around,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
小艾
“Ai,”
就算 我 不在你身边
“even if I'm not around,”
你会遇到很多人
“you'll meet new people.”
“Even when we are apart, I want you to feel secure and continue living your life well.”
Chinese expressions of emotional devotion often contrast physical absence with psychological presence to soften the pain of separation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if; even though
A very common conjunction used to introduce a hypothetical concession in spoken Chinese.
by one's side; around
Used to describe physical presence and emotional closeness to someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What if I'm not there next time?”
“As long as you're still by my side,”
“I was not in the mood to do anything else without you by my side.”
“I'm not going anywhere.”
“I'll stay by your side forever. Stay by my side forever?”
“now I have you by my side, don't I?”