人怎么看上去都清瘦了一大圈啊
“You look much thinner than before.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这许久不见
“It has been quite some time.”
人 怎么看 上去 都 清瘦了 一大圈 啊
“You look much thinner than before.”
别瞎客气
“No need for empty courtesies.”
“You look like you've been working too hard and suffering; what's going on?”
In Chinese social etiquette, commenting that someone has gotten thinner upon meeting is not criticism, but a conventional opening formula signaling deep care for their physical well-being and workload.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lean and delicate; thin
A polite and literary way to describe someone looking noticeably thin, sounding softer than simply saying '瘦'.
a whole circle; a noticeable amount
A colloquial measure modifier used with gaining or losing weight, as in '瘦了一大圈' or '胖了一圈'.
Softens the inquiry while expressing genuine emotional surprise and solicitous warmth.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You did lose weight. Why did you become so thin?”
“She eats very little and has lost a lot of weight.”
“Why are adults always like this?”
“How did you get so thin?”
“You look better. Here.”
“Zhou Yikai, why are you so skinny?”