人家早就跟你划清界限了
“she has cut ties with you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是我们女儿穆静 方清远
“Our daughter, Fang Mujing. Fang Qingyuan,”
人家 早就 跟你 划清界限 了
“she has cut ties with you.”
你什么成分啊
“Who do you think you are?”
“Wake up and face reality; she wants nothing to do with you anymore.”
In mid-20th-century China, publicly 'drawing clear boundaries' was a critical political survival mechanism used to cut ties with family or partners from problematic class backgrounds.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to draw a clear line of demarcation; to sever relations
Commonly used in political or personal contexts to express completely distancing oneself from someone.
long ago; for a long time already
Place before verbs to emphasize that an action or realization happened way earlier than the listener thinks.
Indicates a completed change of state, highlighting finality.
