祖母这身体怎么撑得住啊
“How can Grandma's body hold up?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Even at the fastest, it will take over a month to know the results.”
祖母这身体 怎么 撑得住 啊
“How can Grandma's body hold up?”
“We can't afford to wait a whole month; she will die if we do nothing!”
Respect and emotional concern for elder family members' well-being are paramount virtues in traditional Chinese familial morality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hold up; to endure; to withstand
A potential complement structure used to describe whether someone has the physical or mental stamina to withstand hardship.
how can one possibly endure
A rhetorical question structure used to emphasize that a situation is completely unbearable.
Heightens emotional intensity and conveys a sense of desperate pleading or distress.