这都这么大了 还真是他
“And now here you are. It really is him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
才这么一点点 陈彦允
“- barely this tall. - Chen Yanyun?”
这 都这么大了 还真是 他
“And now here you are. It really is him.”
“Didn't expect to find him sheltered here.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Exclaiming how much someone has grown is a classic conversational device in Chinese culture used to express astonishment over elapsed time.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
grown so big / already this grown up
Commonly said by elders or acquaintances remarking on the passage of time when observing children or youth.
it really turned out to be; indeed it is
Used to express surprise when an unexpected suspicion turns out to be true.
Signifies a change of state regarding the person's physical growth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that he's grown up now, and I shouldn't manage him anymore.”
“She's all grown up now, yet she's still just as quiet as ever.”
“You've grown up.”
“You're grown up now.”
“You're an adult now. You can choose to leave.”
“He's such a big boy already. Yeah. I haven't seen him before.”