可是谁知道她的身子不行了 怀不上了
“But who knew her body couldn't handle it? She couldn't conceive.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Originally, we planned to have another child.”
可是 谁知道 她的 身子不行了 怀不上了
“But who knew her body couldn't handle it? She couldn't conceive.”
都是车祸闹的 早知道啊 当时真应该多要点钱
“All because of that accident. If only I'd known, I should've demanded more money.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Having children holds great weight in traditional Chinese family dynamics; physical inability to conceive is often referred to delicately via colloquial terms like '身子' (body/constitution).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who knew / unexpectedly
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an unforeseen and usually negative turn of events.
health has deteriorated / physical constitution has failed
A colloquial, euphemistic way to refer to poor physical health or weakness, often related to maternal or elderly health.
unable to conceive
A potential complement structure used conversationally to indicate fertility difficulties.
Indicates a change of state, highlighting that the woman's physical condition has become weak compared to before.
