竟是这样一点点攒出来的
“So that's how she saved up for them, little by little.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Every year on my birthday, Wanshun would prepare lavish gifts for me.”
竟是 这样 一点点 攒出来 的
“So that's how she saved up for them, little by little.”
这些丝帕 用的都是最普通的面料和丝线
“These handkerchiefs use only plain cloth and thread,”
“You endured so much suffering just to scrape together gifts for me.”
Expresses the deep Chinese cultural value placed on silent personal sacrifice, where love is shown through tangible, painstaking devotion rather than mere words.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
bit by bit / little by little
Used to emphasize slow, patient, and gradual accumulation over a prolonged period.
to scrape together / to amass through pinching and saving
Pairing '攒' (to save/amass) with the directional complement '出来' stresses the visible achievement born of thrift.
Functions within the 'shi... de' cleft construction to emphasize the specific manner in which the action was achieved.
