他昨天晚上就来了 在这儿等了一晚上
“He came last night. He stayed here all night.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么会在这里
“What are you doing here?”
他昨天晚上就 来了 在这儿等 了 一晚上
“He came last night. He stayed here all night.”
“I told Liang Danning to go home last night.”
“Look how hard he tried and suffered; you should at least hear him out.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, enduring hardship such as waiting overnight is a classic trope to demonstrate utmost sincerity, repentance, or romantic devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already came as early as last night
The particle 就 highlights that the action happened surprisingly early or sooner than expected.
waited for the entire night
Standard conversational phrasing to emphasize an arduous, unbroken duration of waiting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We waited all night but he didn't show up.”
“[netizen 10] I waited all night for this.”
“he was home the whole night and didn't go out?”
“Where were you last night? Why didn't you answer your phone?”
“There's one tonight. You in?”
“Why are you so late?”