还留了那么久
“Why have you kept it for so long?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why did you put it back together?”
还 留 了那么久
“Why have you kept it for so long?”
“What do you mean by asking me to hand it over to him?”
“You clearly still care about him if you kept it all this time.”
In Chinese romantic discourse, retaining tokens from an ex-partner or past interest is often scrutinized as proof of lingering attachment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
that long / for such a long time
Used to emphasize an unexpectedly or inappropriately extended duration.
Marks the completion and continuation of the state of keeping the object up to the present reference point.