外婆家一直吃素
“(I only eat vegetarian food at Grandma's home.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他的伤怎么样了
“(How is his wound now?)”
外婆家一直 吃素
“(I only eat vegetarian food at Grandma's home.)”
我都快要变成一只羊了
“(I feel like I'm turning into a sheep.)”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Strict vegetarianism in traditional Chinese households is often tied to Buddhist devotion, which younger generations sometimes find stifling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be vegetarian; to eat plant-based foods
Used literally for vegetarian diets, or figuratively in idioms like 'not a pushover' (不是吃素的).