这才关了一年多就给放出来了
“But it's only been a little over a year.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
今天中午过来了 没见着你 说昨天才放出来
“He came by at noon but didn't see you. He was just released yesterday.”
这才关了一年多就给 放出来了
“But it's only been a little over a year.”
“We haven't had peace for long.”
“That troublemaker is back way too soon; our peaceful days are over.”
In northern Chinese dialects and casual speech, inserting 'gei' before a verb phrase emphasizes the passive impact of an action, often carrying a nuance that the outcome is undesirable to the speaker.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only... and already... (indicating something happened much faster or sooner than expected)
Use this correlative structure to emphasize that a duration or condition was surprisingly short before the next event occurred.
to be released / let out (from prison or confinement)
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to someone getting out of jail or custody.
Marks the completion of the action (being released) and establishes a new, unwelcome current state of affairs.
