挺一挺 熬一熬
“just hold on”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这过不去呢
“If we can't,”
挺一挺 熬一熬
“just hold on”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese culture places a high moral value on resilience and silently persevering through life's trials rather than complaining.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hang in there; to hold out for a while
A colloquial verb duplication used to urge someone to remain resilient during temporary physical or mental strain.
to endure or suffer through a rough period
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to convey the idea of patiently weathering difficult circumstances until things improve.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Just now, you were quite something.”
“You're already tired from taking care of him.”
“- Come on! - How is he? - Hang in there! - Hu Sanyuan, hang in there!”
“Quite impressive. How did that work?”
“If I hold out, you owe me the next drink.”
“She's quite feisty.”