你们不是一种人 真不知道你们怎么凑到一块去的
“You're not the same kind of people. I really don't know how you two ended up hanging out together.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我劝你少跟她来往
“I advise you to keep your distance from her.”
你们 不是一种人 真不知道 你们 怎么 凑到 一块去 的
“You're not the same kind of people. I really don't know how you two ended up hanging out together.”
“Xiaodong. You're here. I just finished up. Sorry I'm late.”
“You two have nothing in common; this friendship or partnership makes zero sense.”
Chinese social philosophy places heavy emphasis on alignment in social circle, moral character, and background (圈子/同类); significant divergence invites suspicion and well-meaning warnings from peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not the same kind of people; fundamentally incompatible
Used colloquially to point out irreconcilable differences in morals, social status, worldview, or lifestyle.
to end up together; to hang out together
Often carries a slightly haphazard or bewildered connotation when describing how distinct individuals formed a pair or clique.
really beats me; have no idea
Used in spoken Chinese to express genuine or exasperated perplexity regarding someone's inexplicable choice.
Serves as part of the cleft '的' construction, confirming the categorical assertion of how the pairing happened.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're someone who beats around the bush. Why are you so cautious”
“we weren't the same kind of people. You splurged a lot.”