那个小海每次来我们家的时候
“Every time Xiaohai comes over,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
妳有很主动吗
“Did you take the initiative?”
那个小海每次来我们家的时候
“Every time Xiaohai comes over,”
我是不是都很主动的
“I always greet him warmly”
“You think I'm passive? Let me prove to you how welcoming I actually am.”
Being proactive ('主动') when hosting guests is a valued virtue in Chinese social etiquette, making accusations of being unenthusiastic sensitive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
every time when...
A foundational grammar pattern used to describe recurring habits or situations.
our home; our house
A natural everyday way to refer to one's own household when speaking to family or close peers.