本来我俩相依为命
“The two of us depended on each other.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“My dad raised me all by himself.”
本来 我俩 相依为命
“The two of us depended on each other.”
日子过得还算可以
“Life wasn't great, but it was manageable.”
“We had a solid bond and a peaceful life until something ruined it.”
The idiom '相依为命' carries deep emotional resonance in Chinese culture, evoking sympathy for the vulnerability and tenacity of small families facing hardship together.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to depend on each other for survival
A classic four-character idiom describing two vulnerable people relying completely on one another through hardship.
originally / at first
Used to establish a baseline state of affairs, strongly implying that the situation changed unexpectedly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The two of us are depending on each other now.”
“We promised to rely on each other.”
“we had only each other to rely on.”
“My brother and I have only each other.”
“He promised to stay by my side,”
“the Chu Family rises and falls with you.”